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Of Thorns and Beauty

Twisted Pages Series, Book 1

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Of Thorns and Beauty

By: Elle Madison, Robin D. Mahle
Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
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You think you know the tale as old as time, but you've already got it wrong. There never was a beauty and a beast, only a girl who was both. And that girl was me.

Zaina will never be free.

She's forced into an arranged marriage to a Viking King in a castle full of secrets. But she carries secrets of her own, and the scars of her haunted past.

Handed off from one monster to another, she has no choice but to do her best to survive and protect her sisters.

Even if it costs her everything.

A Beauty and the Beast retelling you won't want to miss, where nothing is what it seems and time is running out.

©2020 Whiskey and Willow Publishing (P)2021 Tantor
Literature & Fiction Young Adult Fiction

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great reimagining of Beauty and the Beast

This is a first person narrative, well read and full of interesting world building. This is a fantasy setting with dragons and low magic. There is child abuse and sexual assault as backstory. It is never on the page but it is discussed. I like how it is handled and how the story works towards hope and healing.

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Suprisinly good!!!!

Great story, great narrator, and interesting characters!!!!! It was a nice time and good writting.

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Not worth it

Good plot but it just felt empty. Like it was just an outline and leaves you wanting more… not in a can’t wait for the next book kind of way but like that’s it? I kept waiting for a twist or a turn but it’s just is what it is.

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Pretty good

Nice twist the the moder fairytale. The narrator did a good job. Can't wait to see how it ends

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So the story is good but it kinda rips off of beast and beauty by Chanda Hann. I could be wrong but of beast and beauty came out in 2019 and this came out in 2021

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Great story

I love the narrator's voice. The story is well developed and intriguing. I highly recommend it.

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Love and tenderness juxtaposed with cruelty and heart wrenching pain

The characters were believable and vulnerable.Xi is the product of unbelievable physical and emotional exploitation. Madam is a sick twisted woman who preys on anyone she can profit from. The cat is a welcome respite from the negativity and gives acceptance and solace readily. Moving on from the ending chosen can be tricky but promises an interesting conclusion. I felt the narration provided good support for the story.

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Loving this Story

This is a very creative and compelling retelling of the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale. Can’t wait to listen to next book

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Worth it for the rest of the series

The rest of the series is 5 stars, this one is good, just not as good as the rest of the twisted pages series. Absolutely worth reading to get to the rest of the books though.

10/10 narration though. Whoever is picking the narrators for these authors needs a raise.

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What an incredible story it was, how it was similar to the Disney version but yet so much more.

That I have to listen to another book to finish the story! But I am looking forward to it!

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