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A review by medievalfantasyqueen
The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
A nice read that captures the diversity of 19th century New Orleans, and there is no story set in New Orleans that does not include Mardi Gras. It was a nice story, but I wonder if I am perhaps older than the expected target audience which resulted in me finding some parts slightly silly and cringey, but I was interested enough to read till the end, and made the decision to move on with the series.
The Midsummer Night's Dream ball ended up being what Met Gala is all the time, where people just do not grasp fully what the theme is, so that is all right.
Celine was an interesting protagonist, and Bastien was classic brooding love interest, and I was not sure about Celine finding everyone hot - but again, that is a very classic YA type of storytelling, and I shall let it pass.
I am interested in Arjun as a character and I hope that we have more of him in the future books, given that he addresses one of my favourite things to address in such period stories - European colonialism.
The Midsummer Night's Dream ball ended up being what Met Gala is all the time, where people just do not grasp fully what the theme is, so that is all right.
Celine was an interesting protagonist, and Bastien was classic brooding love interest, and I was not sure about Celine finding everyone hot - but again, that is a very classic YA type of storytelling, and I shall let it pass.
I am interested in Arjun as a character and I hope that we have more of him in the future books, given that he addresses one of my favourite things to address in such period stories - European colonialism.