A curse so dark and lonely - Bridgid Kemmerer

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Résumé : 

Fall in love, break the curse.

Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year, Prince Rhen, the heir of Emberfall, thought he could be saved easily if a girl fell for him. But that was before he turned into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. Before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope.

Nothing has ever been easy for Harper. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, Harper learned to be tough enough to survive. When she tries to save a stranger on the streets of Washington, DC, she's pulled into a magical world.

Break the curse, save the kingdom.

Harper doesn't know where she is or what to believe. A prince? A curse? A monster? As she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land, she begins to understand what's at stake. And as Rhen realizes Harper is not just another girl to charm, his hope comes flooding back. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin.


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Anglais :

Let's talk about this amazing book! 

I randomly discovered this story on Scribd. I was immediately intrigued by the plot. This is a retelling of the Beauty and the Beast with a little twist to it because the female lead character has CP (cerebral palsy). I mean..., THIS BOOK WAS MADE FOR ME! 

Beauty and the Beast is my favorite fairy tale and I also happen to have CP, so heck yeah I'm gonna read this book! And without any surprise, I freaking loved it!!! 
Despite this being a really long book, I read it quite quickly because it was engaging and addictive.
The plot is quite good, the author chose to not focus the story only on the curse-breaking thing because of love, and I really appreciated that.  I think it was a refreshing take on the classic tale of the Beauty and the Beast, the fact that some politicals intrigue were put in it made it ten times better in my opinion.  But I do think that the strongest point of this book is the characters. I mean, putting 3  badass characters together can't do anything wrong to a story. 
First, let's talk about Harper. She's badass, brave and she doesn't let her disability define, I loved that she wasn't the kind of female character to be smitten, within the firsts chapters, by the beautiful prince. 
Speaking of the devil, Rhen, the Prince, he's a lovely man but he may seem arrogant at times. I wish his relationship with Harper was more developed because this is supposed to be an enemy to lover story, but romance wise ... Let's just say that we don't get a lot of that. But nonetheless, I enjoyed their interactions. 
And then we have Grey! Oh, Grey...I LOVE HIM. He's dark and mysterious but beneath it all, there is a funny, full of sarcasm young man. Grey was honestly the star of this book for me.

This was such fun to read! I was so captivated by the story! 


I really liked the fact that the chapterwere alternating between the point of view of Harper and Rhen. It really added something to the novel.
The ending freaking ruined, I didn't see that plot twist coming. After finishing the book I immediately picked up the second one because I couldn't stand not knowing what happened next to the trio.
Seriously,  go pick up this beautiful story, you will not regret it!

Français : 

Parlons de ce livre incroyable!

J'ai découvert cette histoire par  hasard sur Scribd. J'ai été immédiatement intriguée par l'intrigue. Il s'agit d'un récit inspiré de la Belle et de la Bête, avec un petit plot twist car le personnage principal féminin a CP (paralysie cérébrale). Je veux dire ..., CE LIVRE A ÉTÉ ECRIT POUR MOI!

La Belle et la Bête est mon conte de fées préféré et il se trouve que j'ai aussi CP, alors c'était évident j'allais lire ce livre! Et sans surprise, j'ai adoré ça !!!
Bien que ce soit un très long livre, je l'ai lu assez rapidement car il était engageant et addictif.
L'intrigue est assez bonne, l'auteure a choisi de ne pas concentrer l'histoire uniquement sur le fait que la malédiction doit être brisée, et j'ai vraiment apprécié cela. Je pense que c'était une version rafraîchissante du conte classique de la Belle et la Bête, le fait que des intrigues politiques y aient été ajoutées, apporte un gros plus à l'histoire. Mais je pense que le point fort de ce livre, ce sont les personnages. Je veux dire, mettre ensemble 3 personnages badass ne peut faire aucun mal à une histoire.

Parlons d'abord de Harper. Elle est une dure à cuire, une jeune femme courageuse et elle ne laisse pas son handicap la définir, j'ai adoré qu'elle ne soit pas le genre de personnage féminin "demoiselle en détresse" que le prince doit absolument aider. 
En parlant du diable, Rhen, le prince, c'est un homme adorable mais il peut parfois sembler très arrogant. J'aurais aimé que sa relation avec Harper soit plus développée parce que c'est censé être une histoire "enemies to lovers", mais en ce qui concerne la romance ... Disons simplement qu'il n'y en a pas beaucoup. Mais néanmoins, j'ai apprécié leurs interactions.
 Et puis nous avons Grey! Oh, Grey ... JE L'ADORE. Il est sombre et mystérieux mais sous tout cela, il y a un jeune homme drôle et plein de sarcasme. Gray était honnêtement la star de ce livre pour moi.


C'était tellement amusant à lire! J'étais tellement captivée par l'histoire! J'ai beaucoup aimé le fait que les chapitres alternent entre le point de vue de Harper et celui de  Rhen. Cela a vraiment ajouté quelque chose au roman.
La fin m'a achevée, je ne m'attendais pas à ce rebondissement. Après avoir terminé le livre, j'ai immédiatement lu le second tome.
Sérieusement, allez lire cette belle histoire, vous ne le regretterez pas!



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