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Beauty's Curse
Beauty's Curse: A Historical Fantasy Fairy Tale Retelling of Sleeping Beauty | C. S. Johnson
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I have better things to do. Like what? Rose asked. Waste your life on a fools journey, under a silly girls orders? I have never considered saving your life to be the same as wasting mine, Rosary. He came and stood in front of her, the ease of his presence replaced by an unusual heat rather than familiar warmth. Rose had never before been bothered by the six inches he stood taller than her, but all of a sudden the shadow of his strength imposed itself on her. The cursed beauty of the moonlight revealed the clarity and sharpness of his eyes as she gazed up at him. What if you did waste your life though? What if? If I have wasted my life, I have wasted it on you. Willingly." For four years, Princess Aurora of RhoneRose to her friendshas searched the world for a way to break the curse placed on her by Magdalina, the wicked ruler of the fairies at war with her kingdom. Under the curse, Rose is doomed to die on her eighteenth birthday after pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel. And time is running out. On the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Rose makes the journey home with her friendsTheo, a priest with a penchant for revenge; Mary, a young and talented fairy; and Ethan and Sophia, siblings with a troubled pastas pressure from her father, King Stefanos, leaves her with two equally unsatisfying options: Abdicate the throne, or get married. Enjoy this novella series retelling of the Sleeping Beauty, with new characters, new plot twists, and plenty of action and adventure. Perfect for teen and young adult historical fantasy readers, and check out Part II, Beauty's Quest, as the story continues!
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Bailed. This one is convoluted and in serious need of an editor. Also, what a weirdly misleading cover. This isn‘t an adult romance novel. It‘s YA fantasy with some clean romance on the side. The characters are all teens. 🤷‍♀️ I got to 43%.