Review: Bellarose and the Beast (The Aerowyn Tales Book 1) by Carla Reighard

About the Book

Magical Library.
Distorted fairy tales.
Time travel.

Bookworm Bellarose, egotistical Gerard, geeky Quinn, and mysterious Elayne are thrust into a fairy tale through a magical library. The problem? Most of these eighteen-year-olds’ memories have been wiped clean of life before they became characters in a familiar, but twisted story.

In this first tale, despite insulting banter and recent grievances, Bellarose must join forces with Gerard to break the curse the enchantress Aerowyn has placed on a hexed plantation. The stakes? Those they care about will be cursed forever. The unknown price? They will be stuck inside the warped fairy tales where they may become the villains.

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MY THOUGHTS

This was an absolute joy to read! It’s such a great Beauty and the Beast retelling. I loved all the nods to the original tale but really appreciated the originality of this story too.

Bellarose was really easy to like. She was a sympathetic character. I enjoyed the fact that we got Gerard’s point of view too. Since he was the “Gaston” character, I loved getting his backstory and seeing his character fully fleshed out.

I loved the whole premise of this story and thought it was really well executed. Who wouldn’t want to find a magical library and fall into a favorite book? What a dream!

I really enjoyed this story and am eager for the next one. If you’re a fan of fairytale retellings, grab a copy of this book! I highly recommend it!

I received a copy of this book and voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and comments are my honest opinion.

FIVE STARS