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Cargando... Curse of the Wolf King: A Beauty and the Beast Retellingpor Tessonja Odette
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A beastly fae king with a deadly curse. A devious bargain to break it...All Gemma Bellefleur wants is to leave her past behind and forget the day scandal broke her heart. But when she's captured by a trickster fae king who threatens to hold her for ransom, she'll find herself at the top of the gossip column yet again. Unless...Plagued by a curse that will soon claim his life, the human-hating King Elliot will do anything to save himself. And if Gemma can use that to her advantage, she might be able to bargain her way to freedom. All she has to do is help him break his curse. There's just one hitch-to do so, they'll have to trick someone into falling in love with the beastly, brooding Elliot. With a devious alliance made, their scheme begins, bringing Gemma and Elliot into very close quarters. Soon, an unexpected desire stirs where once there was only hate. But Gemma must fight it. For when the curse is broken, Elliot will return to his true form-a wolf-and be lost to her for good. Can Gemma sacrifice her budding feelings to save the king's life? Or will love force her to give up something even greater...her heart? No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Having read (and enjoyed, a lot) the Fair Isle Trilogy that precedes this series (set 20 years earlier, with overlapping cast, but not circumstances) plus having read more Beauty and the Beast retellings then I can shake a staff at, I was so ready for this.
Our dear "Beast", the Unseelie King of Winter, is a grumpy, petulant Fae who is undone by a no-nonsense "Beauty" intent on freedom. I was cracking up at their first meeting, even more after realizing he clearly had no idea what he was doing.
Nor could he act.
Gemma I liked from the first. Not just because of her love of books, but because she had a spine of steel. She acknowledged she messed up, and refused to let it ruin her chances of getting away.
Their plan to break the curse, while somewhat... idealistic, gave a good showing of how they both find solutions. They're both clever and quick, however they use their individual talents in different (occasionally frustrating for the other) ways.
Odette balances the original world with the beats of the fairy tale quite well, incorporating recognizable elements for those who enjoy the original and those who are fans of the Disney version.
In all, a wonderful addition to the Fair Isle world as well as an engaging way to kick off the new series. (