Jennifer M. (Kaydence) reviewed on + 380 more book reviews
Summary:
Nyx has been trained all of her life for vengeance. Her father made a deal before she was born for her to marry the Gentle Lord, Ignifex, the man who has brought tyranny down upon Nyx's people. Nyx is slated to marry and then kill him so that her people wil find relief. Training her entire life, she finds herself in an odd position once she finds that she kind of likes Ignifex. In spite of her attraction to him, she still attempts to kill him. Will she succeed or will something else come of their marriage?
My thoughts:
This mixes several fairy tales and myths together, but for the most part, I enjoyed myself. While I don't believe it is as close to the Beauty and the Beast tale that the title comes from, I do see aspects of that story. I feel that this is more securely based off of roman mythology. Either way, Hodge definitely blends a lot of legend into her fantasy tale. Ignifex became my favorite character. He is intriguing and manipulative. Overall, he's easy to enjoy figuring out motivations and learning about. I found him to be more enjoyable than Nyx, but she is also well drawn out. Far from Belle, from Beauty and the Beast, Nyx is not the pure hearted female. She is a tougher shell to crack and responds to love in a different manner than what we see in the fairy tale. I would say that she definitely has a stronger character base as a beast than as a beauty. I was able to guess where most of the story was going, but still found myself chuckling at things that were happening. The only problem is that it was a bit slow at times, which made parts tedious to get through.
Nyx has been trained all of her life for vengeance. Her father made a deal before she was born for her to marry the Gentle Lord, Ignifex, the man who has brought tyranny down upon Nyx's people. Nyx is slated to marry and then kill him so that her people wil find relief. Training her entire life, she finds herself in an odd position once she finds that she kind of likes Ignifex. In spite of her attraction to him, she still attempts to kill him. Will she succeed or will something else come of their marriage?
My thoughts:
This mixes several fairy tales and myths together, but for the most part, I enjoyed myself. While I don't believe it is as close to the Beauty and the Beast tale that the title comes from, I do see aspects of that story. I feel that this is more securely based off of roman mythology. Either way, Hodge definitely blends a lot of legend into her fantasy tale. Ignifex became my favorite character. He is intriguing and manipulative. Overall, he's easy to enjoy figuring out motivations and learning about. I found him to be more enjoyable than Nyx, but she is also well drawn out. Far from Belle, from Beauty and the Beast, Nyx is not the pure hearted female. She is a tougher shell to crack and responds to love in a different manner than what we see in the fairy tale. I would say that she definitely has a stronger character base as a beast than as a beauty. I was able to guess where most of the story was going, but still found myself chuckling at things that were happening. The only problem is that it was a bit slow at times, which made parts tedious to get through.
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