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A review by darquedreamer
Beauty's Curse by C.S. Johnson
4.0
Beauty's Curse was such a cute read. It felt like a mix between the Disney version of Sleeping Beauty, and The Princess Bride. It had faeries, an evil curse, comedy, and a strong female main character. It was fun an frivolous.
What I loved about it was the friendship and banter between Rose and Theo. I loved that Rose was not a typical damsel in distress, she was a warrior fighting for what she wanted. I loved the three adorable faeries that were loyal to the crown, and to Rose, and I loved that the author added in Titania, which gave the story a little Midsummer's Night Dream feel.
The whole book just screamed "faerie tale." It had an enchanting feel to it, and offered vivid fantasy details. It also had a little bit of a Grimm's brothers feel as well, with Theo's family's dark past, and hints to the reason why Rose was cursed to punish her father.
I do wish it hadn't been so short. I wanted a little more to happen. Though it, and the rest of the series I assume, was based off the Sleeping Beauty faerie tale, it didn't give me as much of the Sleeping Beauty feel that I wanted, and it didn't really feel like the story moved as much as it should have.
I did enjoy it though, and it was very faerie tale-esque. It kept me entertained enough to want to read the next book to find out what happens. I enjoyed the variety of characters in the story, and the changes made to both Rose and "Maleficient," known as Magdalina in this story. I also loved the ending and the promise of danger and adventure to come. 3.5 stars!
Thank you to R&R Book Tours and the author for providing me with this free e-copy in exchange for my honest review and as part of the blog tour.
What I loved about it was the friendship and banter between Rose and Theo. I loved that Rose was not a typical damsel in distress, she was a warrior fighting for what she wanted. I loved the three adorable faeries that were loyal to the crown, and to Rose, and I loved that the author added in Titania, which gave the story a little Midsummer's Night Dream feel.
The whole book just screamed "faerie tale." It had an enchanting feel to it, and offered vivid fantasy details. It also had a little bit of a Grimm's brothers feel as well, with Theo's family's dark past, and hints to the reason why Rose was cursed to punish her father.
I do wish it hadn't been so short. I wanted a little more to happen. Though it, and the rest of the series I assume, was based off the Sleeping Beauty faerie tale, it didn't give me as much of the Sleeping Beauty feel that I wanted, and it didn't really feel like the story moved as much as it should have.
I did enjoy it though, and it was very faerie tale-esque. It kept me entertained enough to want to read the next book to find out what happens. I enjoyed the variety of characters in the story, and the changes made to both Rose and "Maleficient," known as Magdalina in this story. I also loved the ending and the promise of danger and adventure to come. 3.5 stars!
Thank you to R&R Book Tours and the author for providing me with this free e-copy in exchange for my honest review and as part of the blog tour.