A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I had so many mixed feelings when this book was announce. My initial reaction was “Do we really need another Beauty and the Beast retelling? (This should tell you how bad my book slump is. We ALWAYS need retellings especially of Beauty and the Beast) followed by “This book is way too hyped to be any good.”
Boy was my initial thoughts wrong.
I found this book on sale on Amazon (thank you Amazon) AND OH MY GOD, I DEVOURED IT!
From the second I purchased this book, I was glued to my Kindle app. I refused to sleep until I got to the end (something that rarely happens anymore).
“A Curse So Dark and Lonely” follows Prince Rhen who is cursed. Rhen has to get someone to fall in love with him or he turns into a beast at the end of the season and terrorizes everyone around him.
Rhen’s only guard, Grey, helps Rhen by kidnapping girls and bringing them to the castle.
During one of these trips, Harper sees Grey trying to kidnap a girl and decides to step in. Instead she ends up being kidnapped and brought to the castle.
Unlike most of Rhen’s victims, Harper is stubborn and strong. And for Rhen, she may be his only hope of helping his people.
This book was everything I loved from “A Court of Thorns and Roses” and “Cruel Beauty” mixed in one.
I LOVED THIS BOOK SO SO SO MUCH. Just read it! If you are a fan of fantasy or retellings you definitely need to read this.



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