Cruel Beauty

I'm a huge fan of fairy tales and fairy tale retellings. Especially the ones that are clever, and make you curious and make you think. This is both. I've read many versions of Beauty and the Beast over the years, but I think this may be my favorite. Rosamund Hodge takes this story and makes it her own. The characters are exactly what you would expect, and yet so very different as well. The mystery of how the curse came to be is fascinating, and makes me want so much more.

The ending was not at all what I was expecting to happen, but a perfect end to her version of this story. If you haven't read this, but enjoy fairy tale retellings, I highly recommend it. Especially if you are a fan of the Lunar Chronicles.