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Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher

3 reviews

yescinder's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Overall, an interesting retelling of beauty and the beast. 

<Spoiler>The Beast remains at Beast at the end -- Bryony remains human. Honestly, I shouldn't have been surprised because there was technically plant porn alluded to but I think I just choose to ignore it. This was a cute story but I'm still trying to figure out how I feel about the bestiality of it all.</Spoiler>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Suicide and Torture

silver_valkyrie_reads's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

 This may win the prize for the funniest Beauty and the Beast retelling I've ever read! It's also sweet, and quirky, and has lightly creepy/gothic vibes, and that was all a great combination for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, and Cursing

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, and Cannibalism

rhymeswithnova's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

Kingfisher writes modernized fairy tales really well. I adore this reimagining of Beauty and the Beast where the Beast isn't at all beastly, and my only complaint is that it isn't longer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Stalking, and Vomit

Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Death of parent and Excrement