 Annika is a princess who has lived a life of luxury. Lennox is a bloody enforcer for his outcast tribe. Both are stuck in a life that is not their own. When their paths cross however, something both believed was unattainable for them sparks to life… love. With their paths being so intertwined and atrocities committed on both side, will the possibility of love be enough to forgive all wrongs? Only time will tell.
I am a long time fan of Kiera Cass. I read the Selection series a few years back and loved it! Recently I read the Betrothed and it reminded me why I liked Kiera Cass’ writing style. However, I think I have to say… A Thousand Heartbeats might be my favorite of them all. This book had a little more of what I liked than the other books by Cass. Over the years I’ve come to love authors like Sarah J. Maas, Sabaa Tahir, and Victoria Aveyard. What do they have in common? They write very detailed worlds with characters that grow and change over the course of their slightly longer books. While this was a standalone book, I felt like more of these traits were incorporated i
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 Beauty Reborn falls into one of my favorite genres... Fairytale retellings. This particular one is a Beauty and the Beast retelling. The book begins with Beauty's family having lost their fortune and being forced to sell their estate and all their belongings and move into a hovel. When Beauty's father steals a golden rose from a castle he returns home to bid his 4 children goodbye. The price for his theft is his life. On a dangerous whim, Beauty takes the charm that was meant to magically return her father to the castle. But when she arrives to take his place, the castle is empty. She goes through the castle looking for the hideous beast that demanded a life's debt, but all she finds is the magic of the castle as it attempts to make her comfortable. Eventually she "meets" the beast, however, every time she tries to steal a glance at him, he vanishes without a trace. Soon she falls into a comfortable pattern of existence, even going so far as to spend her days in the library reading to the beast. However, when the beast continues to ask her to marry him, dark secrets from her past are brought to light.
As far as I understand, this is Elizabeth Lowham's first book. While there were definitely moments where that was very evident, overall I really enjoyed this book. I’m a sucker for any fairytale retelling, but my bread and butter really is Beauty and the Beast. I don’t know what it is about the story, but it resonates with me and it always has. Lowham does a good job of adding her own touch to the story that made it feel just that little bit different from other versions I’ve read. Though on a fun side note, I felt a lot of A Court of Thorns and Roses undercurrents peppered throughout this version. |
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