Thank you so much Catherine Downen for sending me this ARC via Netgalley!
Synopsis:
The prince has been in a constant battle with the beast lurking beneath his skin. Not a creature to be slayed, but a man crafted from the darkest evils. The two shift between the body they share, threatening to unleash a destruction that would change their realm forever.
When Jessamyn Elisdream sneaks into the palace in search of a lost family heirloom, she uncovers more than she bargained for. To keep Prince Nikolaus’s curse a secret, she is imprisoned in the palace until the witch’s spell can be broken.
Trapped inside the palace with the prince’s two changing forms, Jessamyn is caught in a war of good versus evil.
The prince versus his beast.
And a heart that betrays her.
A twisted retelling where Jekyll & Hyde meets Beauty & the Beast.
Review & thoughts:
Spellbound Lies is YA Beauty and the Beast retelling with some Jekyll & Hyde vibes and it had so many unique twists I was hooked since the first chapter!
Jessamyn is a baker and she is over the moon when she gets chosen to be a caterer for an event at the castle. But when she loses her ring and returns to the castle in the middle of the night, the prince who finds her feels like a totally different person than the charming prince she met a few hours earlier. Unable to leave after stumbling upon a big secret, Jessamyn must help the prince break the curse if she ever wants to return to her family.
I really liked the idea of there being two totally different personalities of the prince, it felt like a really refreshing take on Beauty and the Beast and I enjoyed it a lot (and quickly had my favorite of the two!). I liked Jessamyn, she was a bit naive and not that interesting at the beginning but she grew a lot and I liked seeing her stand up for herself more and fight for what she wanted. I really enjoyed the romance, I don’t want to give away any spoilers, but it was slow burn and I couldn’t wait for their scenes together, they were so cute! And despite this book being a retelling, there were so many twists and I was surprised so many times because just when I thought I knew what was going to happen everything changed and I love that in books!
Spellbound Lies is a really great book and retelling, it is quite long but I read it in one sitting because I just had to know what happened next! Can’t wait for the sequel.
Rating:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
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