Thank you so much Rebecca Zanetti for sending me this ARC!
Synopsis:
In my world,
billionaires play deadly games of insult and influence where magic is the dirtiest weapon of all. Here, even a powerful princess can be swallowed by the darkest of shadows . . .
My name is Alana Beaumont, and due to a recent tragedy, I’m the sole heir to Aquarius Social, a family business being systematically dismantled by an unseen enemy. My father’s solution is to give me in marriage and create a coalition with a competing family, so I’m torn between my thirst for revenge and my duty. Now I just have a week to finish my hunt before the wedding.
There’s nothing like an assassination attempt to cut short the best of plans—even worse is my unwanted rescue by Thorn Beathach, the Beast whose social media empire is driving Aquarius under. The richest, most ruthless of them all, he protects his realm with an iron rule: no one sees his face. When he shows himself to me, I know he’ll never let me go.
Adam may think he can lock me in his castle forever, but I’m not the docile Beauty he expects. If the Beast wants to tie me up, I’m going to take pleasure from every minute of it . . .and we’ll just see who ends up shackled.
Review & thoughts:
One Cursed Rose by Rebecca Zanetti is the first book in a series of interconnected standalone retellings of popular fairytales. This one was a retelling of Beauty and the Beast and a truly unique mix of fantasy romance and romantic suspense set in a modern world, I was hooked since the first and loved Alana and Thorn’s story!
After the death of her brother, Alana becomes the heir to her family’s business and the new target of her family’s enemies. When her father arranges for her to marry to strengthen their company, Alana is kidnapped by Thorn, a business rival who has been stalking her for a year and who is obsessed with her. Forced together, Alana and Thorn can’t ignore the growing attraction between them, but with Thorne’s curse threatening to take his life soon, they need to find a way to trust and help each other before they both lose their businesses and their loves.
The setting and the magic system of this book must be one of the most unique I’ve ever read, mixing fantasy elements (the magic based on crystals was so fascinating) with a modern setting and adding a bit of suspense was an excellent idea and Rebecca wrote it all perfectly, I can’t wait to explore even more of this fascinating world in the next book. The plot was perfectly paced and interesting, I was always on the edge of my seat and read the whole book in one sitting because I couldn’t put it down. Alana and Thorn were amazing as the main characters, she was really smart and strong and I loved her banter with Thorn and how she didn’t just go along with everything quietly. Thorn was the kind of morally grey MMC we all love and OMG I know he is a stalker but it was so amazing to see how obsessed he was with Alana from the very beginning, there was definitely the case of he fell first and I just loved his POV and the twist on the ’beast’s curse’ here definitely made things more interesting. When it comes to romance Alana and Thorn were explosive together, I could feel their attraction from their first meeting and when they finally gave in the spicy scenes were *chief’s kiss*, I love these two and really hope we will see them again in the next books in this series.
One Cursed Rose is a really amazing read that I definitely recommend to everyone, it’s an interesting mix of different genres with amazing characters, interesting plot and scorching romance that will leave you wanting more, I already can’t wait for more books in this series!
Rating:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
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