100 Pages A Day...Stephanie's Book Reviews

All of her life, Nyx has been trained by her father to defeat the Gentle Lord. The Gentle Lord rules the demons that separated the land of Arcadia from the rest of the world and that torment the people of the land.  Years ago, Nyx' father bargained with the Gentle Lord. Now, seventeen years later Nyx must pay the price for her father by marrying the Gentle Lord.  Her father has trained her in the Hermetic arts in order to bring down the Gentle Lord and free the people of Arcadia.  When Nyx finally meets the Gentle Lord, Ignifex and his shadow, Shade, she learns that there is much more to the Legend than she ever thought, and that there is much more to her and her destiny.

An awesome fairy tale retelling of Beauty and the Beast with a dark side and a bit of mythology thrown in.  I was really interested in the Kindly Ones and the bargaining process. Nyx was an intriguing character, by feeling unwanted by her own family, she is perfect to be taken in by the Gentle Lord and Shade.  The touches of evil and the necessary evil themes made the story unique. The love triangle was expected, but turned out to be very different. I was really interested in this world and the way it works, this is explained gradually throughout the book and brought up more questions as others were answered; but, being the first book set in this universe, hopefully more questions will be answered there.  

And a red cover for Holiday Bookish bingo: