Beauty might have married the Beast, but vows never promised anyone a simple life, least of all, the king and queen of Destin.It has been only five months since their wedding, but Ever and Isa are already being torn apart. Duty to the kingdom keeps Ever occupied, while Isa struggles to master the Fortress’s mysterious fire. So when the young couple is invited to an ally’s betrothal ceremony, they … ally’s betrothal ceremony, they go in hopes of enjoying the honeymoon they never had.
Upon arrival, however, something is sorely amiss. A glass hill, an ancient enchanter, and the mysterious tribute paid to Isa’s younger brother, Launce, quickly dash their hopes of rest, and it’s not long before Ever and Isa must fight to protect the Fortress, their neighbors, and even the very love that binds them.
Blinding Beauty, the second book in the Becoming Beauty Trilogy, is a retelling of Cinderlad and the Glass Hill. It is also the second book in the Classical Kingdoms Collection, a series of fairy tales retold to return readers to the long lost world of magic and destiny. Rediscover today the fairy tales that taught you to wonder as a child.
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Brittany has done it again, she has given more depth to her characters and weaves a story that grabs a hold of you. Blinding Beauty is the second book in the Classical Kingdoms series. Blinding Beauty is a retelling ofThe Princess and the Glass Hill. This was a really good book that allowed you to see more of the characters you have grown to love.
The second book in a series is usually hit and miss, sometimes the sequel is better than the first book, but oftentimes it is not as good. Blinding Beauty was amazing. I loved seeing Isa and Everand again. I felt so bad for them as they had to go through trials yet again. But in order to learn they need to overcome obstacles. Blinding Beauty brings back some of the characters you love and it introduces you to new characters.
Isa had grown since the first book, Before Beauty, but she still had much to learn. She feels the heavy weight of what it means to be queen and what it means to stand by Ever’s side. However, marriage is something you need to work at, and Ever and Isa still don’t know how to let each other in. Isa never thought that it would be so hard to be married to Eve, she loved him and he loved her what more could they need. Isa was so used to not being enough that it made things hard for her and Ever. She will have to overcome her doubts and learn to trust both Ever and the Fortress.
Ever had his own problems to deal with. Ever was the man his father had raised him to be and that was the type of person who wasn’t around and tried to do everything on his own. He tries to love Isa the best way he knows how, but it is hard for him. Everything in him screams for him to protect her and to him protecting her means leaving her out. But in order for him to protect his wife, he will have to learn how to let her stand by her side and let her help him.
This time Isa and Ever will have to fight a different kind of villain. A villian who believes that he is doing good. This time Isa and Ever will have to learn what it means to trust each other and to lead a kingdom together. Learning to trust each other and the Fortress is harder than they think but if they want to defeat the evil that is threatening their kingdom they are going to have to learn that they are not strong enough on their own.
I loved seeing characters like Gigi and Garin again. Garin is once again a sense of comfort and wisdom to both Isa and Ever. However you get to see more of Isa’s brother Launce in this book. Launce loved his sister and wanted to prove himself so badly. He was so fun to read about and I really enjoyed seeing him interact with Isa and Ever
This was another great book by Brittany Fichter. I loved seeing Isa and Ever again, they have become some of my favorite characters. I am really excited to read the final book in Isa and Ever’s books, Beauty Beheld.
Interesting story. This is a continuation of Beauty and the Beast meets the Snow Queen’s son. I would have never thought of that combination.