Cruel Beauty

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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 important the future of her kingdom, or the man she was never supposed to love. Free Read [ Cruel Beauty ] by [ Rosamund Hodge ] – kino-fada.fr Well, I thought this was wonderful.What is Cruel Beauty It s a gorgeously written blend of Beauty and the Beast retelling and Greek mythology It s at once a powerful, wonderful, heart breaking love story and so so muchthan that It s a dark tale that stabs you in the heart at every turn and constantly throws all new levels of craziness into the mix And it s the latest addition to my favourite YA of all time shelf.Cruel Beauty shouldn t work But somehow it does It managed to have Well, I thought this was wonderful.What is Cruel Beauty It s a gorgeously written blend of Beauty and the Beast retelling and Greek mythology It s at once a powerful, wonderful, heart breaking love story and so so muchthan that It s a dark tale that stabs you in the heart at every turn and constantly throws all new levels of craziness into the mix And it s the latest addition to my favourite YA of all time shel...I don t know if Cruel Beauty truly deserved five stars on merit but goddamnit I m awarding it all the points for enjoyability All of them I loved the hell out of this story The passion The intrigue Ignifex Nyx s rage Ignifex All the kissing Nyx.This book kind of had it all for me Plot, mystery, intrigue and a whole lot... If one of us had to die, it ought to be the one with poison in her heart. Actual rating 3.5Maybe it s just me, but I ve rarely encountered a Beauty and the Beast retelling that I haven t loved Ok, except Beastly That abomination was just horrible all the way around And let s not even mention the movie Some people just have the kind of face that just begs for an encounter with my fist, and pretty boy Pettyfer is one of them But I digress.This was a very enjoyable read, though not without If one of us had to die, it ought to be the one with poison in her heart. Actual rating 3.5Maybe it s just me, but I ve rarely encountered a Beauty and the Beast retelling that I haven t loved Ok, except Beastly That abomination was just horrible all the way around And let s not even mention the movie Some people just have the kind of face that just begs for an encounter with my fist, and pretty boy Pettyfer is one of them But I digress.This was a very enjoyable read, though not without its faults It is supposed to be a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, but I felt like it h... For one moment, I felt like a river running down to his ocean.i feel like i need to drop a few lines here about what, precisely, i felt was lacking in this story i so rarely throw down a fewer than three stars rating on here, i figure an explanation may be helpful i m not going to go into too much plot detail, since there are a bazillion reviews of this book already on here i just want to have a record of my own reaction, for the day when some stranger asks me WHYYYYYYYYYYYY i didn t like For one moment, I felt like a river running down to his ocean.i feel like i need to drop a few lines here about what, precisely, i felt was lacking in thi...3.25 3.5 StarsLast night I got a bee up my ass and decided to count and see how many unread physical books I have on my home library shelvesand let s just say the number was pretty shameful Thus, I decided it was time to cull the herd So decided I would try the cliched booktube trend of reading first chapters of books that have been on my shelves awhileunhauling anything that didn t at least mildly capture my attention This book has been on my shelves the longest, so I grabbed it and 3.25 3.5 StarsLast night I got a bee up my ass and decided to count and see how many unread physical books I have on my home library shelvesand let s just say the number was pretty shameful Thus, I decided it was time to cull the herd So decided I would try the cliched booktube trend of reading first chapters of books that have been on my shelves awhileunhauling anything that didn t at least mildly capture my attention This book has been on my shelves the longest, so I grabbed it and figured I d read one chapter and set it aside in the donate pile342 pages later, I can proudly say I unhauled one fucking book But it s now a read book So nanner nanner nanner I really enjoyed certain elements of this story and was obviously drawn in from the very first page I thought the ending got a little dicey as far as plot details and general continuity is ...I loved the first 100 pages of this book so much that i was 99% sure it d be a 4 or 5 star book I loved the writing and the main character s sass, and the Dark Lord or whatever his title is was REALLY interesting But holy moly, this book does a 180 It starts out strong but turns into trash HORRID instalove, obnoxious and confusing love triangle , and I was completely baffled by the world magic system I m not sure if it s because I listened to it on audio, but i am SO confused by I loved the first 100 pages of this book so much that i was 99% sure it d be a 4 or 5 star book I loved the writing and the main character s sass, and the Dark Lord or whatever his title is was REALLY interesting But holy moly, this book does a 180 It starts out strong but turns into trash HORRID instalove, obnoxious and confusing love triangle , a...I have to give the narrator, Elizabeth Knowelden,some credit here She tried She really, really tried to salvage this book by giving the main character tons of personality, but not even she could change the source material The fact is that Cruel Beauty made absolutely no damn sense.How does the magic work I dunno.Who are the real bad guys I dunno.Wait, what s the SECRET Well, I dunno because Nyx learns it and then FORGETS it on the next page to conveniently keep the plot rolling Awesome I have to give the narrator, Elizabeth Knowelden, some credit here She tried She really, really...One of the Best, Angriest, Cruelest, Beautiful Retellings..Not just a different retelling of a story as old of time ,But it also mixed with as many of ancient Greek Myths.And by the end you ll feel that it s came so, Original Even if One of the Best, Angriest, Cruelest, Beautiful Retellings..Not just a different retelling of a story as old of time ,But it also mixed with as many of ancie...I love you, he said I love youthan any other creature, because you are cruel, and kind, and alive Nyx Triskelion, will you be my wife Ignifex touched my cheek very gently, as if I were a bird that might be startled into flight Finally I met his eyes And, I said I suppose I do love you Then he pulled me into his arms Cruel Beautyan enchanting blend of the classicBeauty and the Beastfairytale and a touch of Greek mythology was one of the wildest,I love you, he said I love youthan any other creature, because you are cruel, and kind, and alive Nyx Triskelion, will you be my wife Ignifex touched my cheek very gently, as if I were a bird that might be startled into flight Finally I met his eyes And, I said I suppose I do love you Then he pulled me into his arms Cruel Beautyan enchanting blend of the classicBeauty and the Beastfairytale and a touch of Greek mythology was one of the wildest, cruelest, most beautiful books I ve e...I m not sure of what to think of this book I really loved it but at the same time I didnt Let me try to arrange my thoughts I was very excited about this book, so I was a little dissappointed because I wasn t really digging it and I was already at page 100 but after that it really became really really good I started to like the characters and I kinda fell in love with the Gentle Lord, Ignifex 3 I think that I wasn t liking it at the begining because Nyx is always changing her I m not sure of what to think of this book I really loved it but at the same time I didn t Let me try to arrange my thoughts I was very excited about this book, so I was a little dissappointed because I wasn t really digging it and I was already at page 100 but after that it really became really really good I started to like the characters and I kinda fell in love with the Gentle Lord, Ignifex 3 I think that I wasn t liking it at the begining because Nyx is always changing her mind and I wanted to slap her sometimes, but also because the world...

Cruel Beauty
  • English
  • 05 November 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 342 pages
  • 0062224735
  • Rosamund Hodge
  • Cruel Beauty