Hi Mon Chara,
My love for fairytale has grown through out the year. (You may have noticed) When I heard about Brigid Kemmerer A Curse so Dark and lonely, which is a retelling of Beauty and the beast, I new it was a must read.
For over three hundred seasons Prince Rhen of Emberfall has been cursed.
He must repeat the season and become a monster until he falls in love. Prince Rhen thought it would be easy, who wouldn’t want to fall in love with handsome prince. The monster destroys everything in it path. It has kill everyone in Rhen family and all but one of his royal guards.
Harper Lacy life has never been easy, with a disability, deadbeat father, a dying mother and an older brother doing anything he to keep a roof over there heads. When on the look out for her brother, she see a girl in trouble and can’t stop herself trying to help. One moment she was in D.C the next she is in Emberfall.
Harper is now stuck in Rhen cursed world, her only wish is to go home. But when Harper start to realised what is at stake she know she must do something to help. With her offer to help Rhen start to realise that Harper may not be the girl he wanted but is the girl he needs. This season is going to be different from the rest as this time Rhen has the glimmer of hope. The hope that Emberfall need before it is utterly ruined.
A Curse so Dark and Lonely is a Beauty and the Beast retelling that bring more fantasy to this classic Fairytale.
This reimagining is darker than the Disney version, but has so many light moments to balance it out. It clear from the beginning when it opens with the quote;
“There is blood under my fingernails. I wonder how many of my people I’ve killed this time.”
A Curse so Dark and Lonely has a great cast of characters, there are three main character.
Harper she is 18 years old from D.C who has Cerebral Palsy. Harper is an interesting character as she doesn’t do what is expected of here. That is one of my favourite aspects of Harper personality. That Harper body may have been broken but that won’t stop her.
Rhen is the Cursed Prince, I started to like him more as a character when he stop acting. When Rhen started living in the moment and not control every situation.
Grey is the last of Then Royal Guard. Grey is the great middle man between Harper and Rhen. He is a character that I would love to find out more about.
A Curse so Dark and Lonely is more than just breaking the curse, it about responsibility and what you will do for the betterment of others. Having the added drama of the invading of Emberfall.
A question was asked on Goodreads about if this book is going to be a stand alone, good news a sequel is planned and I can not wait to read it.
My rating for A Curse so Dark and Lonely is 4.8 out of 5
Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced e-book copy for a fair and honest review. A Curse So Dark and Lonely is being published 29th January 2019.
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Thanks for reading,
Gem x
