Cruel Beauty

Rosamund Hodge

Jan 2014 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this eBook

If you’re excited about the upcoming Disney film Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson, don’t miss Cruel Beauty.

The romance of Beauty and the Beast meets the adventure of Graceling in this dazzling fantasy novel about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny.

Perfect for fans of bestselling An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses, this gorgeously written debut infuses the classic fairy tale with glittering magic, a feisty heroine, and a romance sure to take your breath away.

Betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom, Nyx has always known that her fate was to marry him, kill him, and free her people from his tyranny. But on her seventeenth birthday when she moves into his castle high on the kingdom's mountaintop, nothing is what she expected—particularly her charming and beguiling new husband. Nyx knows she must save her homeland at all costs, yet she can't resist the pull of her sworn enemy—who's gotten in her way by stealing her heart.

Ratings and reviews

No sé si fue la traducción al español que leí, pero me decepcioné bastante, El mundo fantástico está mal desarrollado y el final no le gusta a nadie, no es como un final abierto, pero te deja con la lisma insatisfacción. Más allá de eso, lo poco que se ve de romance en el libro te conmueve.

It's been three years since I haven't been able to finish a book. After multiple attempts I gave up and deleted from my library. Characters very unlikable which makes the story hard to get through because I just didn't care.

not gonna lie I was worried there wouldn't be a happy ending but oh my god it was better than I could ever thought, my first time reading a romance type book

About the author

Rosamund Hodge grew up as a homeschooler in Los Angeles, where she spent her time reading everything she could lay her hands on, but especially fantasy and mythology. She got a BA in English from the University of Dallas and an MSt in Medieval English from Oxford, and she now lives in Seattle with a mountain of books and the most beautiful dog in the world. Visit her online at rosamundhodge.net.