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A review by clear0109
Kingdom of Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Deborah Grace White
3.0
This book was rather… vanilla, for me, at least at the beginning.
I do appreciate the inclusion of dragons, the cast was alright. Definitely had a bunch of sympathetic cringe moments with Justin; poor Justin.
(I tend to get second-hand embarrassment pretty easily, so the cringe is real in some scenes lol. It’s not objectively super clingy though, so you should be good).
The more I read, and the more I’m introduced to the world, the more interested I got. I’m very curious to see how she does Sleeping Beauty (because I liked the Prince when he was introduced) and I’m sort of curious to see how Swan Princess goes too, I suppose.
It was a nice way to pass the time. I liked the characters enough to like seeing their story, but not so much that I’d continue to follow them if given the choice.
So, yeah. Give it a read if you like fairy tale retellings and need something sweet and simple to pass the time. It’s on KU, so it shouldn’t break your bank.
Content warnings: Nothing explicit in terms of romantic content, swearing, or violence.
There is a character who harasses Felicity (mc) and his general creepiness is enough to make the scenes very uncomfortable even though he never did anything more than touch her hair or step too close, so if that kind of thing bothers you then maybe don’t read because he shows up multiple times (deserved his ending though, if that makes you feel better).
I do appreciate the inclusion of dragons, the cast was alright. Definitely had a bunch of sympathetic cringe moments with Justin; poor Justin.
(I tend to get second-hand embarrassment pretty easily, so the cringe is real in some scenes lol. It’s not objectively super clingy though, so you should be good).
The more I read, and the more I’m introduced to the world, the more interested I got. I’m very curious to see how she does Sleeping Beauty (because I liked the Prince when he was introduced) and I’m sort of curious to see how Swan Princess goes too, I suppose.
It was a nice way to pass the time. I liked the characters enough to like seeing their story, but not so much that I’d continue to follow them if given the choice.
So, yeah. Give it a read if you like fairy tale retellings and need something sweet and simple to pass the time. It’s on KU, so it shouldn’t break your bank.
Content warnings: Nothing explicit in terms of romantic content, swearing, or violence.
There is a character who harasses Felicity (mc) and his general creepiness is enough to make the scenes very uncomfortable even though he never did anything more than touch her hair or step too close, so if that kind of thing bothers you then maybe don’t read because he shows up multiple times (deserved his ending though, if that makes you feel better).