Harper is yanked from a DC alley into a crumbling kingdom where a cursed prince is doomed to repeat the same cycle until a girl falls in love with him. Harper is done being a damsel. Prince Rhen is done hoping. A Beauty and the Beast retelling with significantly more agency than its source material.
Clean YA — the tension is all emotional and atmospheric.
Skip if you dislike:
Moods: Atmospheric Emotional Slow Burn Fairy Tale
Tropes: Beauty and the Beast Retelling Forced Proximity Grumpy Hero Slow Burn
Not at all — the story stands on its own and subverts the source material deliberately.
Yes — Harper has cerebral palsy, written with care and centrality to her character.
Book 2 shifts POV to Grey — considered by many fans to be the best of the trilogy.
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