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dguelere's review
4.0
Meu senhor amado sabe, eu amei muito esse livro e li extremamente rápido. Não sei o que pensar e só não dei 5 estrelas pq faltou um quê a mais na história comparando com as outras fantasias que li. Mas achei mt bem desenvolvido e só leiam.
sarsarsarsarsar's review
5.0
I did NOT want to like this book. In fact, I almost stopped reading it around page 80. I was being such a hater. Thankfully I kept going because this was such a good, captivating story
Loved the creative take on beauty and the beast
I ended up falling for the characters and somehow, given the premise and everything, the romantic bits were hardly cringe or cheesy.
I found this to be a fun, silly, gory, creative read! Can’t wait to read the rest of the series!
Loved the creative take on beauty and the beast
I ended up falling for the characters and somehow, given the premise and everything, the romantic bits were hardly cringe or cheesy.
I found this to be a fun, silly, gory, creative read! Can’t wait to read the rest of the series!
camimil8872's review
4.0
Enjoyed this Beauty and the Beast retelling. I found it interesting that the witch was more involved with the story. Definitely worth giving a try.
bhnmt61's review
3.0
This review contains general spoilers but no specifics. I decided not to put it behind a spoiler tag because there are things I would have wanted to know before I read it.
This beauty and the beast retelling has a lot going for it, and I was all in for about the first two-thirds. Harper is an especially strong, smart heroine, and Rhen and Grey make sense as characters— and that is no small feat given the constraints of the tale she’s retelling.
But then it turned into a love triangle, and then it didn’t resolve. The ending is a muddled mess. It’s not entirely a cliff hanger ending — one major plot point is resolved— but all of the relationships are still up in the air, and one new major character development that changes the whole thing is thrown out in the last couple of pages. That is an auto-thumbs down for me.
Love triangles always feel self-indulgent to me— oh, poor me, two amazing, devastatingly handsome men are madly in love with me!! What ever shall I do! And cliffhanger endings feel indulgent on the part of the author: Stay tuned! I’ve got you hooked!! Buy my next book!
Two of my biggest pet peeves in reading. I would never have read it if I’d known. I can’t believe that not one of the people I’ve heard rave about this book mentioned either of those two things. So, definitely my own problem and not the fault of the book, because if you like love triangles and you love starting a book that has a sequel, no doubt this will be a great read.
So, all in all, really disappointed in this one. I think the next book is already out, isn’t it? At the moment I’m too mad at the author to want to read it, but maybe I’ll get over that eventually and see what happens.
Edited to add: just went and read some reviews of the sequel and I will not be reading it. Sounds like more of the same.
This beauty and the beast retelling has a lot going for it, and I was all in for about the first two-thirds. Harper is an especially strong, smart heroine, and Rhen and Grey make sense as characters— and that is no small feat given the constraints of the tale she’s retelling.
But then it turned into a love triangle, and then it didn’t resolve. The ending is a muddled mess. It’s not entirely a cliff hanger ending — one major plot point is resolved— but all of the relationships are still up in the air, and one new major character development that changes the whole thing is thrown out in the last couple of pages. That is an auto-thumbs down for me.
Love triangles always feel self-indulgent to me— oh, poor me, two amazing, devastatingly handsome men are madly in love with me!! What ever shall I do! And cliffhanger endings feel indulgent on the part of the author: Stay tuned! I’ve got you hooked!! Buy my next book!
Two of my biggest pet peeves in reading. I would never have read it if I’d known. I can’t believe that not one of the people I’ve heard rave about this book mentioned either of those two things. So, definitely my own problem and not the fault of the book, because if you like love triangles and you love starting a book that has a sequel, no doubt this will be a great read.
So, all in all, really disappointed in this one. I think the next book is already out, isn’t it? At the moment I’m too mad at the author to want to read it, but maybe I’ll get over that eventually and see what happens.
Edited to add: just went and read some reviews of the sequel and I will not be reading it. Sounds like more of the same.
katie_byrne3043's review
5.0
The ending was so out of pocket- I'm so glad grey isn't dead, I'm starting the second book rn seriously, loved every minute of this
jewelsbooks2531's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
fayesbookshelf's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
alhj's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
sydreadstoomuch's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5