A Curse So Dark and Lonely
by
Brigid Kemmerer
Hardcover,
496 pages
Expected
publication: January 29th 2019 by Bloomsbury YA
ISBN:
9781681195087
ARC
from Publisher!!!
About:
Fall in love, break
the curse.
It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope.
Nothing has ever been easy for Harper Lacy. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother barely holding their family together while constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, she learned to be tough enough to survive. But when she tries to save someone else on the streets of Washington, DC, she's instead somehow sucked into Rhen's cursed world.
Break the curse, save the kingdom.
A prince? A monster? A curse? Harper doesn't know where she is or what to believe. But as she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land, she begins to understand what's at stake. And as Rhen realizes Harper is not just another girl to charm, his hope comes flooding back. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin. (Goodreads)
It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope.
Nothing has ever been easy for Harper Lacy. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother barely holding their family together while constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, she learned to be tough enough to survive. But when she tries to save someone else on the streets of Washington, DC, she's instead somehow sucked into Rhen's cursed world.
Break the curse, save the kingdom.
A prince? A monster? A curse? Harper doesn't know where she is or what to believe. But as she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land, she begins to understand what's at stake. And as Rhen realizes Harper is not just another girl to charm, his hope comes flooding back. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin. (Goodreads)
Rating: 5 Stars!!!
Review:
Go order this book right now!
I loved it so much, I plan on reading it again
soon!
It’s a retelling of Beauty and the Beast…. To
an extent.
We have a cursed Prince who lives in a castle
away from everyone else, but he doesn’t have any magical clocks and
candlesticks helping him out. All he has left is one Commander from his Royal
Guard. His castle does clean itself, provides food and has some other magical
occurrences going on though. Our Prince is also not a beast for most of the
book. How his curse works is at the end of each summer/fall season he becomes a
new beast who tears apart loved ones and local villagers. After a bit of terror
or if he dies the season restarts back to summer/fall. Those who die at his
hands do not return. The only way to end the curse is for him to find someone
who will love him and who he can love in return. Over 300 seasons and over 300
girls later and still no luck. Enter Harper, the new kidnapped victim from D.C.
brought to the parallel world of our Prince. She has cerebral palsy, but that
doesn’t stop her from doing everything she can to run away. She’s not really
like Belle from the Disney versions. Harper isn’t really book smart, and I
don’t think a fancy library would have interested her enough to stay locked
away in a castle. What Harper is though, is one tough and caring chick. Right
from the start she tries to rescue a different girl from being kidnapped and
ends up the victim instead. During the book she fights with anything she can
get her hands on, makes daring escapes, and saves so many people.
This book follows the Beauty and the Beast
formula…. kind of ? I don’t want to give too much away. I will say that there’s
that twist at the end of the book that leaves me begging for the next book
right now! The author mentions on Goodreads that there’s a second book planed
(Thank God).
The writing of this book is wonderful and kept
me hooked. Even though it’s a longer book (it tops out at almost 500 pages),
and there are a few questions that I feel weren’t explained, it is such a quick
read it will have you begging for more. The characters are wonderful and I
loved them all.
I’d recommend this to any teen who loves Beauty
and the Beast or who just wants a great Fantasy read! I’m just disappointed I
read this book early and I don’t think much in 2019 will be able to compete
with this book lol.
Don't mind me until I get book number two....
Thank
you so much to the publisher, Bloomsbury, for sending me an ARC of this book
complete with rose petals! It made my day, week, month, and possibly year! This
book earned my five star rating all on its own though! :)
(Maybe I'll Take Both If It's The Price Rehen!)
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