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proudtobeabookaholic's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-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? Yes
5.0
* My review is for A Crimson Fate by CM Haines. I received an ARC from the author and I'm giving my honest review. *
Brinley Evnar, Crown Princess of Reinous and future High Sorceress, has lived her life hating the DeLoup (wolf shifters). They've taken everything from her, including her family. Now she's imprisoned by those she hates the most, but Brinley won't give up without a fight, even though she's not able to access her magic yet.
Gabriel Ferway is the Alpha of the Crimson Pack and determined to save the people he loves from a curse. He's convinced that Brinley's the key, but how will he persuade her to help?
This is a steamy retelling of The Beauty and the Beast and for sure one of the best books I've read this year! Haines had me invested in the characters from the beginning, and although I love most retellings, The Beauty and the Beast is a favorite! The main characters are well developed and grow throughout the book, and we get both Brinley's and Gabriel's POV's. The side characters might be a bit one-dimensional, but I fell in love with most of them anyway, and I expect they will get more substance when they get their own book later on in the series.
Secrets are revealed in intervals and that makes me want to keep on reading to know more. At the same time I didn't want the book to end, and I tried to draw it out, even though I had a deadline (sorry about that!). It's not often I feel like starting over once I finished a book, but this is one of those moments! Unfortunatly there's too many other books for me to read, so I hope Haines won't keep me waiting too long for the next book, where we will learn more about Gabriel's little sister Rose and his beta Paxton!
Brinley Evnar, Crown Princess of Reinous and future High Sorceress, has lived her life hating the DeLoup (wolf shifters). They've taken everything from her, including her family. Now she's imprisoned by those she hates the most, but Brinley won't give up without a fight, even though she's not able to access her magic yet.
Gabriel Ferway is the Alpha of the Crimson Pack and determined to save the people he loves from a curse. He's convinced that Brinley's the key, but how will he persuade her to help?
This is a steamy retelling of The Beauty and the Beast and for sure one of the best books I've read this year! Haines had me invested in the characters from the beginning, and although I love most retellings, The Beauty and the Beast is a favorite! The main characters are well developed and grow throughout the book, and we get both Brinley's and Gabriel's POV's. The side characters might be a bit one-dimensional, but I fell in love with most of them anyway, and I expect they will get more substance when they get their own book later on in the series.
Secrets are revealed in intervals and that makes me want to keep on reading to know more. At the same time I didn't want the book to end, and I tried to draw it out, even though I had a deadline (sorry about that!). It's not often I feel like starting over once I finished a book, but this is one of those moments! Unfortunatly there's too many other books for me to read, so I hope Haines won't keep me waiting too long for the next book, where we will learn more about Gabriel's little sister Rose and his beta Paxton!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
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