Hey y’all thanks for stopping by to see my Dying to Read post and of
course as always I have to give credit to the lovely Jill over at Breaking the Spine for the Waiting
on Wednesday Meme!
This week the book I’m dying to read is CRUEL BEAUTY by Rosamund
Hodge!!!!! This cover is absolutely freaking gorgeous and the synopsis OMG I do
love a Beauty and the Beast retelling!!!!!!!
Cruel Beauty
Rosamund Hodge
Release Date: January 28, 2014
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Balzer + Bray (Harper)
ISBN: 978-0062224736
Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom—all because of a reckless bargain her father struck. And since birth, she has been training to kill him.
Betrayed by her family yet bound to obey, Nyx rails against her fate. Still, on her seventeenth birthday, she abandons everything she’s ever known to marry the all-powerful, immortal Ignifex. Her plan? Seduce him, disarm him, and break the nine-hundred-year-old curse he put on her people.
But Ignifex is not at all what Nyx expected. The strangely charming lord beguiles her, and his castle—a shifting maze of magical rooms—enthralls her. As Nyx searches for a way to free her homeland by uncovering Ignifex's secrets, she finds herself unwillingly drawn to him. But even if she could bring herself to love her sworn enemy, could she refuse her duty to kill him?
Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Cruel Beauty is a dazzling love story about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny.
So what do you think? Will you be adding this to your pile? What are you dying to read this week?
I love the cover for this one! I'm definitely adding this to my TBR pile when it hits shelves.
ReplyDeleteI've been waiting for this one, too, since I saw it on a blog! :) Awesome pick!
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You have fabulous taste! This is my WOW as well. The cover is so amazing! And it sounds great too!
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Definitely adding Cruel Beauty to my TBR. Sounds great :)
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I'll check this one out for sure.
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Cruel Beauty sounds so good. I just heard about it for the first time today and cannot wait to get my hands on a copy!
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I'm definitely excited for this one. I love fairy tale re-tellings and that cover is just stunning. Great pick!
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I love re-tellings and Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite fairy tales so this is a must read for me!! Great pick!
ReplyDeleteOh didn't you show this one to me before? The cover is pretty though it reminds me of Calvino's covers. Which reminds me of school. But it is a unique cover for YA fiction and I'm curious about the retelling of Beauty and the Beast!
ReplyDeleteOoh, I am so excited for this one too! A Beauty and the Beast retelling? I was sold just based on that. But then I saw the cover and... wow. Gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteAwesome pick!
I can't wait for this one either!! Yay for retellings! :D
ReplyDeleteThis sounds really good and the cover is gorgeous! Great pick!
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I am so excited for this book as well, the cover is beautiful!
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I may or may not have just added the book on my wishlist because the cover ...
ReplyDeleteOf course, I read the synopsis afterwards and Beauty & The Beast retelling? YES.
Cool pick. Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeletethis book sounds great! I've seen it around, but haven't had the chance to read what it was about. Thanks for sharing. Hope you come check out my WoW.
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