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giuliaghoulia's review against another edition
4.0
wow i loved this! it stressed me out and tested my patience at times but all in the name of a scarred, reluctant duke mmc learning to accept love in his life <3
cala_p's review against another edition
5.0
ARC received
I devoured this book!! It was such a fantastic read. Being a Beauty and the Beast retelling made it all the better.
In order to save her sister and their inheritance, Astrid runs off to Thane, war-torn lord. She proposes a marriage of convenience for both of them, promising him heirs.He ultimately turns down her offer until she and her sister shows up on his doorstep. The story consists of them breaking down their pasts together.
Astrid is probably the strongest female character I have read in a historical romance. She wasn’t annoying or pushy or anything like that. It was a well balanced mix of wit, charm, feminism, attitude, and strength. She thought of a plan and essentially executed it well.
Thane is the complete opposite. The war left scars all over his body and soul. He hides from public from exhaustion of being stared at and called a beast. It really is a heartbreaking tale as he gained all those scars from being a soldier in war. After so much time being cooped up, it affects a person's mind. He’s cynical, cruel, and cold at first. Until Astrid breaks him down. He brought a perfect level of angst to a story like this. Everytime they made two steps forward, he brought them four steps back. His internal scarring left him with no confidence anymore. When they do go out together, people react exactly as expected and this only makes him push her farther away.
Together they were explosive. Like I said, the angst was perfect. A) because angst just is. B) because it suited the two personalities to have it and C) it suited their story. The attraction between these two was hot. There was so many good messages that could be taught from these two: moving on, don’t judge a book by its cover, women are as smart as men, etc. It’s a pretty radical book (for the time period it is set in).
I loved this book so much!! 5 stars all the way
I devoured this book!! It was such a fantastic read. Being a Beauty and the Beast retelling made it all the better.
In order to save her sister and their inheritance, Astrid runs off to Thane, war-torn lord. She proposes a marriage of convenience for both of them, promising him heirs.He ultimately turns down her offer until she and her sister shows up on his doorstep. The story consists of them breaking down their pasts together.
Astrid is probably the strongest female character I have read in a historical romance. She wasn’t annoying or pushy or anything like that. It was a well balanced mix of wit, charm, feminism, attitude, and strength. She thought of a plan and essentially executed it well.
Thane is the complete opposite. The war left scars all over his body and soul. He hides from public from exhaustion of being stared at and called a beast. It really is a heartbreaking tale as he gained all those scars from being a soldier in war. After so much time being cooped up, it affects a person's mind. He’s cynical, cruel, and cold at first. Until Astrid breaks him down. He brought a perfect level of angst to a story like this. Everytime they made two steps forward, he brought them four steps back. His internal scarring left him with no confidence anymore. When they do go out together, people react exactly as expected and this only makes him push her farther away.
Together they were explosive. Like I said, the angst was perfect. A) because angst just is. B) because it suited the two personalities to have it and C) it suited their story. The attraction between these two was hot. There was so many good messages that could be taught from these two: moving on, don’t judge a book by its cover, women are as smart as men, etc. It’s a pretty radical book (for the time period it is set in).
I loved this book so much!! 5 stars all the way
reeyabeegale's review against another edition
4.0
Loved this! It's so romantic and deliciously steamy.
I think my only problem with it was that Beaumont can be easily confused with Beswick in the beginning, I had to literally take notes to remember who's who.
Also that though this book is historical romance, some of the word choices, I'm unsure if used at the time period. But honestly, I wouldn't know much, since I haven't read a lot of historical romance yet.
I'm both excited and wary to read the next book. I saw the synopsis, and I'm not sure that it's something I'd like to read about. Hopefully, by the time it's released, I'd have made up my mind.
I think my only problem with it was that Beaumont can be easily confused with Beswick in the beginning, I had to literally take notes to remember who's who.
Also that though this book is historical romance, some of the word choices, I'm unsure if used at the time period. But honestly, I wouldn't know much, since I haven't read a lot of historical romance yet.
I'm both excited and wary to read the next book. I saw the synopsis, and I'm not sure that it's something I'd like to read about. Hopefully, by the time it's released, I'd have made up my mind.
nina_magsluvs2read's review
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
amlibera's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
rknitss's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
A beauty and the beast retelling in which our hero is visibly disabled and a very satisfactory example of the subgenre.
It hits all the beats you would expect and throws in more than enough tension, banter and sexy times (particularly after the half-way point) but in my opinion is predicable. The resolution of the main conflict (the sister being forced into a really unfortunate marriage) was handled well but over all this book was enjoyable but nothing special. I'm glad I read it and would recommend to other Beauty and the Beast retelling aficionados and people who like historical romance.
It hits all the beats you would expect and throws in more than enough tension, banter and sexy times (particularly after the half-way point) but in my opinion is predicable. The resolution of the main conflict (the sister being forced into a really unfortunate marriage) was handled well but over all this book was enjoyable but nothing special. I'm glad I read it and would recommend to other Beauty and the Beast retelling aficionados and people who like historical romance.
karend's review against another edition
I appreciate being able to escape into a historical even when maybe the history parts aren't quite accurate. I've put the next book on my TBR as I'm curious to see how it meshes with this one.
danacanterino's review
3.0
3.5/5
Es un libro bastante típico del género, pero fue entretenido y lindo. Creo que, por el tiempo en el que transcurre, es demasiado abierto respecto a la ideología feminista, con términos que son más de uso actual que otra cosa y me sacaba un poco de la historia, pero es lindo ver cómo incluso la romántica histórica deja patrones de conducta machista de lado y se va actualizando, haciendo que la pareja sea más natural, dulce, compañera y linda al fin y al cabo.
Es un libro bastante típico del género, pero fue entretenido y lindo. Creo que, por el tiempo en el que transcurre, es demasiado abierto respecto a la ideología feminista, con términos que son más de uso actual que otra cosa y me sacaba un poco de la historia, pero es lindo ver cómo incluso la romántica histórica deja patrones de conducta machista de lado y se va actualizando, haciendo que la pareja sea más natural, dulce, compañera y linda al fin y al cabo.
deevarr's review
4.0
Enjoyed it
This was sort of like a loose reenactment of beauty and the beast. I enjoyed it. I appreciated how fierce, intelligent and independent the heroine is. Also how open minded and perceptive the hero was. I felt so bad on how the ton treated him
This was sort of like a loose reenactment of beauty and the beast. I enjoyed it. I appreciated how fierce, intelligent and independent the heroine is. Also how open minded and perceptive the hero was. I felt so bad on how the ton treated him