A review by i_ambooked
Bend Her by Cassie Alexander

5.0

BEND HER is book one in a dark fantasy retelling of The Beauty and The Beast. It tells the story of Lidiane who is kidnapped by The All Beast, Rhaim.
The author did a fantastic job of adding original elements to one of my all time favorite tales. The twists and turns only added to one great plot.

Magic, Mages and War. What seems to be a predictable story lost its predictability when there’s a war ragging against The Deathless and whole dynamic between the characters presented as Dom/sub.

Rhaim is one interesting character. Each mage has a unique form of magic and Rhaim ‘s magic presents as control over beasts and the ability to turn into an All Beast. He is a Dominant male and has is eyes set into exploring Lisiane ‘s submission by mastering her body.

Lisiane is a proud female and her pride is at stakes when she agreeds to let Rhaim master and control her body in exchange of being trained into becoming a mage.

This book is a kinky slow burn. I love how the characters relationship slowly and swiftly evolved. The spicy scenes were, well, spicy. The war against The Deathless were also a highlight in this book. And I also loved how I could not predict the next scenes.

I can’t wait for book two. I need answers and I also need more of Rhaim *inserts chuckle*.

Thank you to the author for providing me with the ARC in exchange for a honest review. <3