The Beauty Trials-A Belles Novel
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Sophia, the dangerous and erratic former queen, has been imprisoned, restoring peace to Orléans. Now her sister, Charlotte, sits on the throne and has decided to invoke the ancient tradition of the Beauty Trials--a series of harrowing tests meant to find the true ruler of Orléans. Edel, who has always aspired to be more than a Belle, decides to enter and, after promising to bind her arcana to keep from having an unnatural advantage, joins a few dozen other hopefuls intent on becoming the next Queen of Orléans.
But the Trials are far worse than any of them bargained for. As the women are put through tasks that test their strength, confidence, composure, and bravery, many perish, and Edel is mysteriously attacked by one of the other competitors--forcing her to use her powers just to survive. Will her subterfuge cost her the crown, or is there a larger conspiracy at play?
New York Times best-selling author Dhonielle Clayton returns to her sweeping, lush fantasy series with an all-new story teeming with high-stakes court intrigue and danger disguised by beauty.
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to be honest, I expected MUCH worse from a book with such a low average rating. But it was actually decent? Like yes, it does not live up to the standards from book 1+2, the trials only take up like a third of the whole plot, it feels a little bit like a repeat of the original series. And I get why people don't like Edel as a protagonist, she is really unlikeable - but she is supposed to be that way! Anyways, this is a decent book - but as a belated sequel, completely unnecessary and could be skipped completely.
Description
Sophia, the dangerous and erratic former queen, has been imprisoned, restoring peace to Orléans. Now her sister, Charlotte, sits on the throne and has decided to invoke the ancient tradition of the Beauty Trials--a series of harrowing tests meant to find the true ruler of Orléans. Edel, who has always aspired to be more than a Belle, decides to enter and, after promising to bind her arcana to keep from having an unnatural advantage, joins a few dozen other hopefuls intent on becoming the next Queen of Orléans.
But the Trials are far worse than any of them bargained for. As the women are put through tasks that test their strength, confidence, composure, and bravery, many perish, and Edel is mysteriously attacked by one of the other competitors--forcing her to use her powers just to survive. Will her subterfuge cost her the crown, or is there a larger conspiracy at play?
New York Times best-selling author Dhonielle Clayton returns to her sweeping, lush fantasy series with an all-new story teeming with high-stakes court intrigue and danger disguised by beauty.
Book Information
Posts
to be honest, I expected MUCH worse from a book with such a low average rating. But it was actually decent? Like yes, it does not live up to the standards from book 1+2, the trials only take up like a third of the whole plot, it feels a little bit like a repeat of the original series. And I get why people don't like Edel as a protagonist, she is really unlikeable - but she is supposed to be that way! Anyways, this is a decent book - but as a belated sequel, completely unnecessary and could be skipped completely.