Loved itthe first book roses was a retailing of Beauty and the Beast and I thought it was so beautifully written such a creative reimagining of that story with beautiful world building beautiful character development and I just loved it.
Roses (2013)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive A dark rendition of the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast! She bears no name. Her silvery appearance is freakish to the numerous inhabitants of Sago, the cosmopolitan capital of Pevorocco in a fantasy realm. With her mother vanishing at the instance of her birth, she is sent to live with the cruel, rich Ma Dane, where she is punished daily for something, though she knows not what. Tauntingly named Beauty, she flees Sago in a violent uprising that sets out to massacre all Magics and journeys to the furthest point of the country. But Beauty cannot hide in the grassy Hillands forever. Before long, the State officials find her and threaten to take her back to war-torn Sago where death surely awaits. In a midnight blizzard she escapes them, running into a deep, enchanted forest to a great and terrible beast who will bargain for her life. But can Beauty accept Beast? Eternity is a long time.
- ISBN:
- 9781634501880
- Length:
- 328 pages
Genres: fantasy
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Loved it
Loved itthis is a fairy tale retelling of Beauty and the Beast her writing style is just absolutely stunning the way it's written it almost has this sort of folklore quiet quality