Waiting on Wednesday: “Cruel Beauty” by Rosamund Hodge
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine, that shines a spotlight on upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.
Classic, beautiful and dazzling, the book I’m early waiting for is undeniably magical…
Waiting On…
Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Cruel Beauty is a dazzling love story about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny.
Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom-all because of a foolish bargain struck by her father. And since birth, she has been in training to kill him.
With no choice but to fulfill her duty, Nyx resents her family for never trying to save her and hates herself for wanting to escape her fate. Still, on her seventeenth birthday, Nyx abandons everything she’s ever known to marry the all-powerful, immortal Ignifex. Her plan? Seduce him, destroy his enchanted castle, and break the nine-hundred-year-old curse he put on her people.
But Ignifex is not at all what Nyx expected. The strangely charming lord beguiles her, and his castle-a shifting maze of magical rooms-enthralls her.
As Nyx searches for a way to free her homeland by uncovering Ignifex’s secrets, she finds herself unwillingly drawn to him. Even if she could bring herself to love her sworn enemy, how can she refuse her duty to kill him? With time running out, Nyx must decide what is more important: the future of her kingdom, or the man she was never supposed to love.
I'm really excited about this, too. Beauty and the Beast has always been one of my favorites so a mythological spin on it sounds like it could be awesome. Should be very interesting!
Great pick!
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Me too! I love a spin on a classic like Beauty and the Beast 🙂
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-Becca <3
I love re-workings of fairy tales, the plot and the cover of this one look awesome! Great pick, and thanks for dropping by on two girls, one suitcase 🙂
Thank you so much! I think it's going to be such an amazing book. Thanks for stopping by, Caroline! 🙂
-Becca <3
I'm so excited for this one, too. I love a good retelling and that cover! The staircase with the rose. Gah. Great pick!
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I knew I would want to read this book as soon as I saw it. The cover is too pretty not to. Reading the description sealed the deal. I love fairy tale retellings =)