An Enchantment of Thorns, Helena Rookwood
An Enchantment of Thorns, Helena Rookwood
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An Enchantment of Thorns
A Fae Beauty and the Beast Retelling

Author: Helena Rookwood, Elm Vince

Narrator: Lucy Brownhill

Unabridged: 11 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/12/2022

Synopsis

A fae beast. A wild beauty. A curse that could doom them both.

As town greenwitch, Aster's dedicated her life to defending her people from the nightmarish fae of the forest. Yet despite her best efforts, each year a girl is taken as a tithe by the Beast who rules the Folkwood. None ever return.

And this year, the Beast claims Aster.

Trapped in a cursed palace, taunted by mischievous, invisible servants, Aster despairs of ever making it home. Then the Beast offers her a bargain—if she can restore his rose garden and break the curse on his court, he will set her free.

But healing the enchanted garden requires more than just growing flowers. It forces Aster to open her heart and face the shadows of her past to discover a power of her own . . .

In doing so, she sees a softer side to the Beast's savage beauty and dark magic. As feelings blossom between the two of them, Aster faces an impossible choice: her people or her heart.

Can Aster break the curse? Or will she doom the Beast—and her people—forever?

About Helena Rookwood

Helena Rookwood is obsessed with all things fae, fantasy, and folklore. From a little house in Scotland which overlooks the hills, she spends her time poring over old books about the Old Ways, when she imagines everything might have been just a little bit more magical, and greedily tearing through more recent books by other fantasy authors-some of her favorites include Sarah J. Maas, Sabaa Tahir, and Holly Black.

When Helena manages to get her nose out of a book, you can find her roaming the hills in search of the little folk, opening cupboard doors quickly in case she finally discovers Narnia, and mulling over the unhappy fact that she probably would have been a hobbit and not an elf had she lived in Middle Earth.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Books_and_Crafts on March 17, 2024

4.5 rounding up! This was a wonderful Beauty and the Beast retelling that I ate up! It has major Cruel Prince fairy world vibes with whimsical scenery, creatures, magic and more. Would have been a one day read if work and life didn't get in the way. The audio book was great!......more

Goodreads review by Megan on December 25, 2023

5/5 stars I received an ARC of this book, and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review. The Folkwood is a dangerous place. The woods are full of fae who are extremely dangerous. Aster’s job as the town greenwitch is to keep the forest back and protect the townspeople from the fae. But she’s taken in......more

Goodreads review by Vibliophile on June 12, 2021

Enchanting! This is one of those stories that has multiple weaknesses, but by the time I finished, I loved it anyway. The world building is very well done. It does take a while to set things up & get going. Once Aster got to the castle, it was more engaging. Her initial thoughts about escaping were......more

Goodreads review by Demi on April 28, 2021

I received a copy of this book from the author. This is my honest review. I’ve been on a reading spree for fairytale retellings, and Beauty and The Beast has been my favourite. This was a great story. I’m a big fan of fae, and I think the world created was really in depth, and done well. Aster was an......more

Goodreads review by Megan on June 23, 2021

A great book I enjoyed reading this book. I loved the storyline and characters. I loved this book.......more

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