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A review by princesas3
Nocturne by Alyssa Wees
4.0
Thank you to the publisher, Del Rey snd NetGalley for this advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review.
I finished the book early this morning and am torn between 3 stars to 4. I enjoyed the story overall. But I didn’t really get the Beauty and the Beast aspect of it other than the fact that our main character, Grace was send to live with someone against her will. Every time Master La Rosa was referred to as a beast, I felt it was a bit forced to further make that comparison between Beauty and the Beast and this story. I’d probably likened him more to a monster than a beast. The story had more of a Hades and Persephone meets Phantom of the Opera vibe rather than a B&B vibe.
The book doesn’t have romance as a descriptor on Goodreads and it makes sense as there wasn’t much romance between the Master and Grace. I would have enjoyed seeing their relationship develop more throughout the story.
I did find myself racing to the end to find out where the story world go. but I tried to finish it after a long day at theme parks and a long drive home and late at night so maybe that’s why the ending was a bit confusing to me? I May have to go back to reread it again.
The first half of the book did have a lot of descriptions but it felt excessive. One or two sentences would have been fine but sometimes I felt like it dragged on. I only noticed this in the first half of the book. Writing style over all was very pretty.
An enjoyable read that I feel could be even better with additional editing before publication.
I finished the book early this morning and am torn between 3 stars to 4. I enjoyed the story overall. But I didn’t really get the Beauty and the Beast aspect of it other than the fact that our main character, Grace was send to live with someone against her will. Every time Master La Rosa was referred to as a beast, I felt it was a bit forced to further make that comparison between Beauty and the Beast and this story. I’d probably likened him more to a monster than a beast. The story had more of a Hades and Persephone meets Phantom of the Opera vibe rather than a B&B vibe.
The book doesn’t have romance as a descriptor on Goodreads and it makes sense as there wasn’t much romance between the Master and Grace. I would have enjoyed seeing their relationship develop more throughout the story.
I did find myself racing to the end to find out where the story world go. but I tried to finish it after a long day at theme parks and a long drive home and late at night so maybe that’s why the ending was a bit confusing to me? I May have to go back to reread it again.
The first half of the book did have a lot of descriptions but it felt excessive. One or two sentences would have been fine but sometimes I felt like it dragged on. I only noticed this in the first half of the book. Writing style over all was very pretty.
An enjoyable read that I feel could be even better with additional editing before publication.