Saturday, December 28, 2013

Are You Pure of Heart? {Review} Cruel Beauty by @rosamundhodge {Giveaway} thanks to @harperteen


Cruel BeautyTitle: Cruel Beauty                                              
Author: Rosamund Hodge                                            Publisher: Balzer & Bray                                                    Release Date: Jan 28, 2014                                    
Pages: 352                                                              
Format: Print ARC/eARC                                              
Source: Edelweiss                                                
Rating: 5 Stars                                                             
Age Recommendation: Upper Teen                                                                                                                   Description: 
Graceling meets Beauty and the Beast in this sweeping fantasy about one girl's journey to fulfill her destiny and the monster who gets in her way-by stealing her heart.Based 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.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 more important: the future of her kingdom, or the man she was never supposed to love.

About The Author

@rosamundhodge

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Rosamund HodgeI love mythology, Hello Kitty, and T. S. Eliot. My debut novel, CRUEL BEAUTY (a YA fairytale fantasy, where Greek mythology meets Beauty and the Beast), is due out from Balzer+Bray/HarperCollins in Winter 2014.


Rating: 5 Stars   
This book wins our Beautiful Cover Award!
I thought Cruel Beauty was just a retelling of Beauty and the Beast but it is so much more. This one has subtle and not so subtle hints at the Beauty and the Beast correlation. The author did an amazing job weaving in Greek Mythology, Demons, Magic and more in this twisting stand alone that I wish was a series.  This has got to be one of the best and weirdest books that I have read this year. Now don't worry there is no insta love here folks. But, there is one of the weirdest love triangles that I have ever read.  But, don't let that scare you off.  I think fans of Warren from the Shatter Me series will love Ingifex (very odd name) in this one! The only thing that I would like to add to this one is that the age group for this one I would put at older teen. But, to wrap this one up Cruel Beauty is a haunting tale of what you would sacrifice to save those you love, what you would give up and what you would fight for. And it leaves you with the question of Are You Pure of Heart?

"*I received a copy of this book for free to review, this in no way influenced my review, all opinions are 100% honest and my own."
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From the Back Cover


From the Back Cover

Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom—all because of a reckless bargain her father struck. And since birth, she has been training to kill him.
Betrayed by her family yet bound to obey, Nyx rails against her fate. Still, on her seventeenth birthday, she abandons everything she's ever known to marry the all-powerful, immortal Ignifex. Her plan? Seduce him, disarm him, and break the nine-hundred-year-old curse he put on her people.
But Ignifex is not 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. But even if she can bring herself to love her sworn enemy, how can she refuse her duty to kill him?
Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty and the BeastCruel Beauty is a dazzling love story about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny.
Disclaimer: Thanks to Goodreads and Amazon for the book cover, about the book, and author information.
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18 comments:

I need this ! Seriously! This sounds like a great book!!

This book has been on my want list for a while. Great review.

The cover is amazing! I'd love to read it!

The cover is so pretty! I've had this on my TR list for a while. Thanks so much for this opportunity!

Cant wait to read this book. sounds so good. Thanks for the giveaway

This book caught my eye months ago! Love the cover.

Oooooh retellings! This book sounds amazing, and I really hope I can win it! It's on the top of my 2014 TBR list ;)
-Jayne

I'm so excited about this book, I love the cover too!

The fact that this is compared to Graceling makes me really excited for this book!

The cover is gorgeous!!!! This book sounds amazing!! I'm really excited for this book (:

I've been jonesin' to read this ever since I first came across the stunning cover and intriguing blurb. Beauty and the Beast is my favorite fairy tale and it sounds like Rosamund Hodge has spun a truly unique and captivating twist to the story. Looking forward to it!

I have been dying to read this for aaaaaaaaaages. It sounds amazing, and I adore the cover.

This book sounds good!!!! i have always liked the fairytale- Beauty and the Beast!!! thanks for the giveaway!!!

This is one of the Top book I would like to read this year :D

The cover is so beautiful and mysterious, and the story line sounds amazing. I definitely can't wait to read this book :D

I love fairytale retellings and beauty and the beast is one of the best (I want Belle's library!).

I'm not a huge fan of retellings, but I heard Cruel Beauty is really good so I'm excited for it. And it has Greek mythology which I love. The cover is really pretty though!

I like to think I am a pure person. What with my name and everything. Karen means PURE.

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