𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚𝙨: Romantasy, Fantasy, Romance, YA, Fae, High Fantasy, Retellings
𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: 4⭐️
The first time I picked up this book, I didn’t get far, maybe a chapter or so in. The hook didn’t catch me; I found Feyre bland and her dysfunctional family was too abusive and negligent for me to care about any of them. But I picked the book up again several months later, and I’m glad I did. Despite being slow at times, I enjoyed this retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Like many, the Suriel was probably my favorite character, followed by Lucien. Tamlin and Feyre had a rough, slow burn of a love story, and I kept waiting for the moment Tamlin would screw it up (I knew a broad spoiler for book 2, but thought it happened it book 1).
The last third of the book was action-packed and honestly felt like it came out of nowhere compared to the rest of the book. Once I shook off the shock of True Plot™ showing up, I devoured the rest of the book quickly. Overall, if you are a romantasy fan, I’d recommend picking this book up (if for nothing else, to get to book 2). If you don’t like slice-of-life books, this one isn’t for you.
💬 QOTD: Do you enjoy fairytale retellings? What’s your favorite?
Goodeads synposis
When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world.
At least, he’s not a beast all the time.
As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she’s been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.
Author: Robyn Storm
