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Bryony and Roses

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Bryony and her sisters have come down in the world. Their merchant father died trying to reclaim his fortune and left them to eke out a living in a village far from their home in the city. But when Bryony is caught in a snowstorm and takes refuge in an abandoned manor, she stumbles into a house full of dark enchantments. Is the Beast that lives there her captor, or a fellow prisoner? Is the house her enemy or her ally? And why are roses blooming out of season in the courtyard?Armed only with gardening shears and her wits, Bryony must untangle the secrets of the house before she,or the Beast,are swallowed by them.

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ISBN9781614504047
PublisherArgyll Productions
Publication Date11/14/17
Pages222

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  • faanielibri
    faanielibri

    208 Followers

    4.0

    Ein Retelling von 'Die Schöne und das Biest', mit einem Touch Gothic und viel Pflanzenliebe. Aber das Cover.. Puh 😅

    Feb 23, 2024

  • passifloraedulis
    passifloraedulis

    17 Followers

    5.0

    Bryony ist leidenschaftliche Gärtnerin und lebt mit ihren Schwestern in einem kleinen Dorf, nachdem die Familie ihr ganzes Vermögen verloren hat. Auf dem Heimweg von einer Freundin kommt sie in einen Schneesturm und landet in einem verlassenen Anwesen voller Geheimnisse. Aber als sie eine Rose mit nehmen will, wird sie von einem Biest gestoppt, das ihre Rückkehr und ihren Verbleib im Anwesen verlangt. Bald versucht Bryony die Geheimnisse um das Biest und das Haus zu entwirren, bevor alles von Rosen überschwemmt wird. T. Kingfisher hat mal wieder abgeliefert. Das Buch hat ihren trockenen Humor und ihre düstere Art ein Märchen neu zu erzählen. Bryony und das Biest sind super unterhaltsam und lustig wie sie miteinander umgehen und sich kennenlernen. Das Retelling gefällt mir sehr viel besser als das Original und hat trotzdem viele Gemeinsamkeiten damit. Wie alle Bücher von T. Kingfisher eine klare Empfehlung!

    Sep 5, 2024

  • jersy104
    jersy104

    13 Followers

    5.0

    This was just lovely. I didn't want to put it down. The writing was funny but also really beautiful, I totally shipped B+B, the characters in general were great (I mean, how many novels are there were the house is sentient?), and to be honest, this works so much better than most adaptations and retellings of Beauty and the Beast. It is good as a re-immagining but also on its own. Bryony, our Beauty character, is far from the stereotype, has an uncommon hobby, a nice sense of humor and is just likable as a whole, but she's far from perfect, which makes her so relatable. Same as the Beast, they have much in common and they also have such a nice chemistry as well. The story has enough changes and twists to make it something new while staying true to the fairytale. This just ticked all the right boxes for me and it's one of the very very few cases where I wish this was a whole series.

    Sep 4, 2022

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