Loved itThis is a Beauty and the Beast retelling and I think it was a really great Beauty and the Beast retelling. I've read quite a few because there's a lot out there, but I still consider that one of my favorites.
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Hunted (2017)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive Beauty knows the Beast s forest in her bones and in her blood. She knows that the forest holds secrets and that her father is the only hunter who s ever come close to discovering them. But Yeva s grown up far from her father s old lodge, raised to be part of the city s highest caste of artistocrats. Still, she s never forgotten the feel of a bow in her hands, and she s spent a lifetime longing for the freedom of the hunt.
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- 9780062422293
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- 387 pages
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Loved it
Loved itwhen I read it I really had fun with it. Like, I gave it a lower rating for some technicalities, like it's a little bit slow and the ending wasn't quite as impactful as I wanted it to be but I really enjoyed my time in that world.