Beauty and the Werewolf (Five Hundred Kingdoms #6)
The eldest daughter is often doomed in fairy tales. But Bella—Isabella Beauchamps, daughter of a wealthy merchant—vows to escape the usual pitfalls.
Anxious to avoid the traditional path, Bella dons a red cloak and ventures into the forbidden forest to consult with "Granny," the local wisewoman. But on the way home she's attacked by a wolf—who turns out to be a cursed nobleman. Secluded in his castle, Bella is torn between her family and this strange man who creates marvelous inventions and makes her laugh—when he isn't howling at the moon.
Bella knows all too well that breaking spells is never easy. But a determined beauty, a wizard (after all, he's only an occasional werewolf) and a little Godmotherly interference might just be able to bring about a happy ending.
I picked this up as a random read from the limited list of eBooks available (with no waiting) at my local library. So, I knew nothing about the book or the world before reading it, except for what was on the cover. From the artwork on the cover I kind of expected some sort of Little Red Riding Hood type story - with a werewolf of course, but I didn't know about The Tradition, or really have any idea that the book was going to so closely mirror a fairy tale until I got near the end. When Granny
There are times a girl just needs to have some mindless fun. When those times hit me I head straight for this series. Beginning with The Fairy Godmother and working all the way through various fairy tales these books by Mercedes Lackey never fail to make me laugh, coo a little bit in romantic bliss, and feel as if I've done something that is decadently delicious when I close the cover. These aren't serious literature and that's a good thing. I've read the Grimm's Fairy Tales and the Romantic
I don't know why I'm so disappointed in this book. It's probably my fault for having my expectations unreasonably high. It's not like Lackey's written any high quality books in years.I have so many fundamental problems with this book, it's hard to keep count. Let's start with the fact it's been marketed as a fairy-tale for adults, but it's really a book for young teen girls. I had expected a narrative a bit less blindly following and simplistic. And then there's the issue that Lackey apparently
Beauty and the Werewolf was the first book that Id picked up from her set in the Five Hundred Kingdoms world. I adored it. Without giving too much away, the Five Hundred Kingdoms is a world where basically all fairy tales can happen and the Tradition (or Trad as its referred to in the books), is a force of magic that wants people to fulfill certain fairy tales. Some fairy tales have a happy ending, others do not. In this particular story, theyre able to achieve a happy ending.The main character,
The thing about Mercedes Lackey is that I always know exactly what I'm going to get out of her work. And that means I tend to pick her books up when I am in the mood for exactly that. They'll never be great works of literature, but they're enjoyably comfortable. And I find the Five Hundred Kingdoms series tends to hit those particular desires well. This is not my favourite installment in the series by any means, but it was an enjoyable read. A good way to spend an afternoon (and I've always
Abandoned this at the half-way point. This reads like it's written for children, not adults. Poorly developed characters and a plot that could've been half as long. It's just not for me.
Mercedes Lackey
Hardcover | Pages: 329 pages Rating: 3.76 | 7192 Users | 709 Reviews
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Original Title: | Beauty and the Werewolf (Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, #6) |
ISBN: | 0373803281 (ISBN13: 9780373803286) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Five Hundred Kingdoms #6 |
Characters: | Isabella 'Bella' Beauchamps, Duke Sebastian, Godmother Elena |
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The magic continues in "New York Times" bestselling author Mercedes Lackey's enchanting new story from the Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms series. A beauty must battle some beasts before she rescues her prince.The eldest daughter is often doomed in fairy tales. But Bella—Isabella Beauchamps, daughter of a wealthy merchant—vows to escape the usual pitfalls.
Anxious to avoid the traditional path, Bella dons a red cloak and ventures into the forbidden forest to consult with "Granny," the local wisewoman. But on the way home she's attacked by a wolf—who turns out to be a cursed nobleman. Secluded in his castle, Bella is torn between her family and this strange man who creates marvelous inventions and makes her laugh—when he isn't howling at the moon.
Bella knows all too well that breaking spells is never easy. But a determined beauty, a wizard (after all, he's only an occasional werewolf) and a little Godmotherly interference might just be able to bring about a happy ending.
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Title | : | Beauty and the Werewolf (Five Hundred Kingdoms #6) |
Author | : | Mercedes Lackey |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 329 pages |
Published | : | October 18th 2011 by Luna |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Romance. Fairy Tales. Fiction. Magic |
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This is one of Lackey's later projects, in which a number of stories are set in a series of magical kingdoms where a strong mythic tradition tries to twist its dwellers into fairytale lives.This story contains mish-mash elements of little red riding hood, beauty and the beast, Cinderella and I think a couple more. Though that sounds unappealing it actually works out really well and add it the mix a thoroughly 21st century heroine who screams "girl power" (at least sub-vocally) one has a light,I picked this up as a random read from the limited list of eBooks available (with no waiting) at my local library. So, I knew nothing about the book or the world before reading it, except for what was on the cover. From the artwork on the cover I kind of expected some sort of Little Red Riding Hood type story - with a werewolf of course, but I didn't know about The Tradition, or really have any idea that the book was going to so closely mirror a fairy tale until I got near the end. When Granny
There are times a girl just needs to have some mindless fun. When those times hit me I head straight for this series. Beginning with The Fairy Godmother and working all the way through various fairy tales these books by Mercedes Lackey never fail to make me laugh, coo a little bit in romantic bliss, and feel as if I've done something that is decadently delicious when I close the cover. These aren't serious literature and that's a good thing. I've read the Grimm's Fairy Tales and the Romantic
I don't know why I'm so disappointed in this book. It's probably my fault for having my expectations unreasonably high. It's not like Lackey's written any high quality books in years.I have so many fundamental problems with this book, it's hard to keep count. Let's start with the fact it's been marketed as a fairy-tale for adults, but it's really a book for young teen girls. I had expected a narrative a bit less blindly following and simplistic. And then there's the issue that Lackey apparently
Beauty and the Werewolf was the first book that Id picked up from her set in the Five Hundred Kingdoms world. I adored it. Without giving too much away, the Five Hundred Kingdoms is a world where basically all fairy tales can happen and the Tradition (or Trad as its referred to in the books), is a force of magic that wants people to fulfill certain fairy tales. Some fairy tales have a happy ending, others do not. In this particular story, theyre able to achieve a happy ending.The main character,
The thing about Mercedes Lackey is that I always know exactly what I'm going to get out of her work. And that means I tend to pick her books up when I am in the mood for exactly that. They'll never be great works of literature, but they're enjoyably comfortable. And I find the Five Hundred Kingdoms series tends to hit those particular desires well. This is not my favourite installment in the series by any means, but it was an enjoyable read. A good way to spend an afternoon (and I've always
Abandoned this at the half-way point. This reads like it's written for children, not adults. Poorly developed characters and a plot that could've been half as long. It's just not for me.
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