Meagan Spooner
Young Adult/Fantasy/Retelling
Releases March 2017 from HarperTeen
From Goodreads:
Beauty knows the Beast’s forest in her bones—and in her blood. Though she grew up with the city’s highest aristocrats, far from her father’s old lodge, she knows that the forest holds secrets and that her father is the only hunter who’s ever come close to discovering them.
So when her father loses his fortune and moves Yeva and her sisters back to the outskirts of town, Yeva is secretly relieved. Out in the wilderness, there’s no pressure to make idle chatter with vapid baronessas…or to submit to marrying a wealthy gentleman. But Yeva’s father’s misfortune may have cost him his mind, and when he goes missing in the woods, Yeva sets her sights on one prey: the creature he’d been obsessively tracking just before his disappearance.
Deaf to her sisters’ protests, Yeva hunts this strange Beast back into his own territory—a cursed valley, a ruined castle, and a world of creatures that Yeva’s only heard about in fairy tales. A world that can bring her ruin or salvation. Who will survive: the Beauty, or the Beast?
Beauty and the Beast is my all-time favorite fairy tale, so whenever a retelling pops up it takes absolutely no convincing to get me to add it to my must-have list. I'm also a huge fan of Meagan Spooner and Amie Kaufman's Starbound trilogy, so I'm hoping this one blows me away in much the same way. Curses, ruined castles, and a beauty vs. beast plotline? YES PLEASE!
This does look good and I've been meaning to try this author. I should start here. ;)
ReplyDeleteI love fairy tale retellings so how was I not aware of this one?! I'm adding it to my wishlist now, Jenny. I've only read Spooner's writing as a co-author so I'm curious to see how she writes independently.
ReplyDeleteOh so intrigued with this one! I adore fairy tale retellings!
ReplyDeleteHere's my WoW
Have a GREAT day!
Old Follower :)
I'm really not the biggest fan of retellings but this one sounds amazing and I'm also a huge fan of Meagan & Amie's series so very excited for this one!
ReplyDeleteI'm very excited to read this one too, Jenny. I love Beauty & The Beast and I wish there were more retellings of it. Can't wait for this to be out already!
ReplyDeleteAll of it sounds brilliant^^ I hope it delivers! Awesome pick my friend! xx
ReplyDeleteI love Beauty and the Beast. You always find the best-sounding YA books. I'll have to add this one to my TBR pile.
ReplyDeleteI have totally been out of the loop with new releases as of late Jenny, so I'm glad to see your post on this book as it sounds fantastic. I've only read a handful of great retellings, but I'm hoping this will be another book that I'll enjoy! Great pick! :)
ReplyDeleteYES! I love Beauty and the Beast! It's my favorite as well. I'll definitely be adding this to my TBR list and I like Meaghan Spooner's writing style...so excited for this one!
ReplyDeleteOMG..I love Beauty and the Beast...I will be watching for this :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm also really looking forward to this one too!
ReplyDeleteUm B&B retelling? MINE. :D
ReplyDeleteOh nice
ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for Beauty and the Beast and the retellings, I don't care what people say about the romance! This is on my list too!
ReplyDeleteNereyda│ Nick & Nereyda’s Infinite Booklist
I haven't read much by this author but I adore the cover and synopsis so I'm really looking forward to this one as well!! Great pick, Jenny--and isn't that cover stunning?
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, and yes! This sounds so good right now. I can't wait to see how Meagan Spooner spins this :)
ReplyDelete