A Thorn Among Roses
A Sapphic Beauty & the Beast Reimagining
Hayley Anderton
Published: July 1, 2023
Genre: Romantic Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Folklore
Blurb:
At seventeen, Alana single-handedly defeated the biggest army that Thornwood had ever seen. By sunrise the very next day, she'd been shunned by her own people, forced to become a recluse and reside in the castle where she was supposed to rule over them. Now, with both her parents gone, she suffers alone, bearing a curse bestowed upon her by the village witch, making her resentful heart as twisted as a vine.
But when she finds trespassers on her land, she seizes an opportunity to break the curse from a travelling sorceress. Alana was never looking for company, and she has little faith that the sorceress can change her fate, but years of loneliness have left her craving connection, and unfamiliar emotions begin to surface in the presence of her new companion.
But love isn't the only thing on her mind. The kingdom is plagued with whispers of dark forces creeping their way across Thornwood's borders. Jaded by her past, can Alana save her kingdom from evil once more...or will she become the monster her people believe her to be?
An enemies to lovers sapphic retelling of Beauty & the Beast which explores body image, self acceptance and the magic of love.
My Review:
A Thorn Among Roses is a Beauty & the Beast retelling story. I do believe that this is one of the best retellings I have ever read if not the best. I love the twist in the story. I loved getting the story from the beast’s point of view.
A Thorn Among Roses is a beautifully written story that grabbed my heart and attention from the very beginning and kept hanging on page after page and at this moment as I am writing this review it is still sitting with me. The feeling that it has left in my heart will stay with me for a very long time to come.
As the story is told from the beast’s point of view we get to go inside the heart of the beast and learn that the beast is not a beast at all. It is a beast with a very big heart that cares more for others than their own self.
A Thorn Among Roses may be a short read but what lies between its pages is not lacking at all as it read and felt like a full-length novel. A Thorn Among Roses has a lot between its pages. A Thorn Among Roses got straight to the point without any frilly bows, no pun intended there at all. It doesn’t need anymore as it is fine just the way it is.
I would highly recommend A Thorn Among Roses to all fans of Beauty & the Beast! Grab your copy A Thorn Among Roses today!
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