She’s been stewing in bitterness since birth – little wonder, as she’s been watching her sister showered with familial love while she is taught the value of heroic sacrifice and the weight of responsibility. Nyx is a unique protagonist and I loved her narration. Not only is she to marry this demon lord, she’s to kill him – burdened with the responsibility of saving the whole of Arcadia. Nyx knew growing up that though she has a twin sister, she’s the one her father chose to sacrifice. Her fate is bound to a bargain her father made before she was born – a bargain that killed her mother during childbirth, leaving her father bitter and hungry for vengeance. When the novel begins, we learn that Nyx Triskellion has been betrothed to a monster. Beauty and the Beast is one of my favourite tales to see retold, so let me compare Cruel Beauty to the original tale in this review today!īlending Greek myth & fairy tale, Cruel Beauty is a dark, intense take on the classic tale. If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you already know I go a bit gaga over fairy tale retelling – having composed two lists of all the ones I could find here & here.
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