Title: Bryony and Roses

Author: T Kingfisher

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.

A Beauty and the Beast retelling by one of my new fave authors!

It’s pretty faithful to the original tale: Bryony gets lost in a snow storm and stumbles into a large house where the beast lives and he gets her to stay and she tends the garden as a sort of hostage in a ruse to help him break the curse

I loved the poems, the dreams, the falling in love and the humorous and sarcastic comments!

That bit at the end was different….and I’m not sure how I feel about it! But I think I like it!