![]() ![]() ![]() It takes away the self-sacrifice element of Beauty and the Beast that I love but, more importantly, think was the main point of the fairy tale. Nyx is engaged to a demon since birth because her father made a bargain and now she has no choice but to marry him. I was entertained by the story but I really didn’t like the cop-out device of Nyx having “no choice” to create these dramatic situations. Then we get a nice, long lecture on How This World Works that I found hard to get through. The story opens on a very stiff and formal life for the main character Nyx like a dark version of Downton Abbey. And since birth, she has been in training to kill him.Ĭruel Beauty was a very dark retelling of Beauty and the Beast that had an unexpected mix of Greek Mythology. ![]() Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom-all because of a foolish bargain struck by her father. Genres: Fairy Tale, Retelling, Romance, Young Adultīased on the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Cruel Beauty is a dazzling love story about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny. ![]()
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