Happy Friday Bibliofriends!
The weekend is finally here and it’s Friday 56 time. After receiving A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer in Fairyloot’s February ‘Beast and Beauty Box’, I aimed to take part in their readalong (you can access their blog here), however as with all good intentions, work seemed to get in the way! Nevertheless, I’ve managed to make a start and am just up to Chapter 10. I’m really surprised by how quickly I became invested in the two main characters, Rhen and Harper; I’m definitely hooked!
‘I run my fingers over the surface of the map, dried paint slick where it notates cities. Wildthorne Valley. Hutchins Forge. Blackrock Plains. At the center of the map, near Silvermoon Harbour, is an elaborately painted castle.
The map doesn’t look like the United States, that’s for sure.’
Plot Synopsis (thanks Goodreads!)
Fall in love, break the curse.
It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope.
Nothing has ever been easy for Harper. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother barely holding their family together while constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, she learned to be tough enough to survive. But when she tries to save someone else on the streets of Washington, DC, she’s instead somehow sucked into Rhen’s cursed world.
Break the curse, save the kingdom.
A prince? A monster? A curse? Harper doesn’t know where she is or what to believe. But as she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land, she begins to understand what’s at stake. And as Rhen realizes Harper is not just another girl to charm, his hope comes flooding back. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin.
I can’t wait to see what happens in this retelling of Beauty and the Beast. It feels fresh with Harper being a modern-day US girl but still in-keeping with the traditional fairytale style with Rhen’s chivalrous charms.
Have you read ACSDAL? Did you take part in the Fairyloot readalong?
Drop me a comment below to chat. Enjoy your weekend!
T xx
I really wanna read this one… it looks epic!! Happy weekend!
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Thank you! It’s been great so far ☺️ Happy weekend to you too!
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I read this book earlier this week and LOVED it. It was such a neat take on Beauty and the Beast. I loved all the characters and the plot and… I basically couldn’t put it down. Hope you enjoy it!
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So glad you enjoyed it! I’m about halfway through and loving it!
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I was lucky enough to read this as an ARC and loved it. Hope you continue to enjoy it too.
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I need to read this!
Lauren @ Always Me
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I enjoyed this book very much. I didn’t know about the readalong. This week I am featuring Grave Witch by Kalayna Price – a book I first read before I started blogging. Happy reading!
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To be honest, I haven’t been able to get to the readalong as I’ve been so busy but I’m hoping to finish it soon! Enjoy your reread!
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I completely forgot about the read-a-long! I really want to get around to reading this though, glad to see you’re enjoying it so far!
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There’s no way I’m catching up with the readalong as I’m so busy but hopefully I’ll pop over at the end and see what other people thought. It’s a brilliant book (so far)! ☺️
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I loved this book so much! It was amazing. Hope you like it, too!
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oooooooo this book is on my Spring TBR!!! I really hope I have a chance to start it since I heard so much good things about it! I absolutely love re-tellings!!! I can’t wait! 🙂
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I love retellings and BATB – can’t wait to read this one!
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I really enjoyed it! Hope you like it when you get round to it!
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