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A review by sparksbooks
The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick
4.0
As this is a Beauty and the Beast retelling, there is a lot that will feel familiar to those that know this story or those that have read ACOTAR - another Beauty and the Beast retelling. For me, this was so much better than ACOTAR. I felt that the characters were so much easier to love and relate to. I enjoyed that this also brought in aspects of the myth of Hades and Persephone and turned a few of these ideas and tropes on their head.
Some of the best parts of the book included the world-building and descriptions of what Boreas AKA bv The North Wind does in terms of judging souls and where he sends them. I also really enjoyed the romance between Wren and The North Wind as he went from an evil hateful lord in her mind, to someone much more human and caring as he thawed a bit in her presence.
Nothing about the plot was particularly unexpected, especially given the nature of it being a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, but I really appreciated the additional layers to the story that were added here.
Thank you so much to Saga Press for my ARC of this book. All thoughts are my own.
Some of the best parts of the book included the world-building and descriptions of what Boreas AKA bv The North Wind does in terms of judging souls and where he sends them. I also really enjoyed the romance between Wren and The North Wind as he went from an evil hateful lord in her mind, to someone much more human and caring as he thawed a bit in her presence.
Nothing about the plot was particularly unexpected, especially given the nature of it being a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, but I really appreciated the additional layers to the story that were added here.
Thank you so much to Saga Press for my ARC of this book. All thoughts are my own.