A review by midknytowl
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I really enjoyed this book - unique take on a Beauty and the Beast retelling, and I love that there was disability rep. 

Main complaint was the epilogue and it's character assassination. Made me go from planning to immediately pick up the sequel as my next read to wondering if I want to.
Spoiler Honestly how could you do Grey dirty like that? Probably my favorite character in the book, I actually would have been rooting for him and Harper if it wouldn't have fucked up the entire premise. The most loyal, self sacrificing character ever and he disappears, lets everyone thinks he's dead, traps Jake and Noah in their world, and is mean to his mother just because he found out about his true parentage? It just doesn't vibe with who he had been up to that point. I don't want to see him become a villain, and that's what I'm worried about in the sequel.
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