A review by francis_deer
A Terrible Beauty by Nancy Baker
3.0
Intriguing version of "Beauty and the Beast".
In the role of beauty we get Matthew, a gifted painter. The beast is an ancient vampire woman. The story appears to be set in Canada.
The atmosphere of this book is quite haunting and dreamlike, the resolution of the story stays true to the fairy tale. Ultimately, this book is about finding beauty in something alien and utterly scary as well as about redemption.
In the role of beauty we get Matthew, a gifted painter. The beast is an ancient vampire woman. The story appears to be set in Canada.
The atmosphere of this book is quite haunting and dreamlike, the resolution of the story stays true to the fairy tale. Ultimately, this book is about finding beauty in something alien and utterly scary as well as about redemption.