Cruel Beauty is another one of those books that I got to quite late in the game. It's not that I wasn't eager to read it right from the start, but for whatever reason, it perpetually stayed in the to-read pile until a month ago, when I finally took the plunge. It seems like most of my trusted booki...
SUMMARY Nyx Triskelion has been raised her entire life to prepare to kill her husband, the Gentle Lord, king of demons and responsible for cursing her world. But when she arrives at his house, she finds not everything is what she’s been led to believe. A tale inspired by Beauty and the Beast. WORL...
Somehow I feel unsatisfied upon finishing this novel, and it is the first that leaves me feeling so torn about what my reaction to reading is. I both enjoyed the book and also had some issues with it, but it wasn't what I expected it to be. I wasn't entirely swept off my feet the way I hoped to be. ...
This is the stuff from witch fairy tales are made. It caught me by surprise, i will tell you that. A few people recommended this to me, and honestly wasn't sure for a long while will i attempt to read it or not. It was simply that different, and in the end that good.The world created by Hodge is int...
This was just beautiful. Cruel Beauty is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, which is one of my favorite fairy tales. But as one of my goodreads friends said in her review, it's also so much more. There is mythology woven into the story which made it feel fresh and unlike any other retelling I've r...
Hmmm....I honestly don't know what to think. All I know is I feel vaguely disappointed.I was expected Cruel Beauty to be amazing. And I didn't think it was.Firstly, I have mixed feelings about Nyx. I'm glad she wasn't helpless and could fend for herself, but I was hoping she'd be a little more badas...
Actual rating: 3.5 starsFeb 4, 2015Full review is now up on Word Revel.Jan 6, 2015Initial thoughts: Now where do I start? With my feelings right now or my general feelings throughout? Generally, I liked Cruel Beauty but in the end, something didn't entirely sit quite right with me. As I sit here sta...
You will love Through the Woods if: You’re in the mood for something scary and unexpected. You like your fairy tales dark and unsettling, in the Grimm tradition. You want illustrations to perfectly suit the tone and content of the story. But if you want to sleep soundly tonight, beware. Through t...
Very very intriguing tale loosely based on The Beauty and The Beast with a nice touch of Greek mythology. Well paced, the book is pleasurable to read, and even though the main climax is predictable, the reader is in for a lot of delectable little surprises, the doomed bargaining chip heroine is deli...
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