
Bryony and Roses
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Narrated by:
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Justine Eyre
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T. Kingfisher
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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.
©2015 Ursula Vernon (P)2015 TantorI was at first a little surprised at this being a version of Beauty & the Beast & then delighted as it's not a story I've read & I only know the outline through cultural osmosis.
Kingfisher's flair for character is on full display here & the story bubbles along amidst verbal sparring & growing romance, against a backdrop of Gothic mystery.
Anyone complaining about the narrator just isn't familiar with overly correct, slightly posh RP Englishwomen! She makes it feel a bit pony girl but she's nice & relaxing to listen to & suits the story.
very lovely
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Bryony and her sisters have sunk in the world after their rich merchant father lost all his money and then died. Bryony has taken over the gardening at their little cottage and while, travelling to a friend for turnip seeds, she gets lost in a vicious snow storm and stumbles across a magical house, a strange beast-man, and a rose garden. Yes, it's a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, but not quite in the way you expect. I love T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon), and this somewhat creepy take on the fairy tale is excellent. The audiobook narration works reasonably well, but the English accent is very Queen Elizabeth circa 1955. There's a bit of an overexaggerated RP twang. Ah, I checked, she's Canadian doing an English accent. It's just a bit too London posh. Jamp orff instead of jump off.
More Beauty and the Beast
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There's a Beast, a rose and a girl who stumbles across an enchanted mansion during a storm, it's definitely not the Disney version and whilst I liked all the characters, the story didn't draw me in, it was enjoyable enough but not enough happens to really appreciate the bond Bryony and the Beast form.
Tale as old as time
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I found the story fairly slow going - Bryony seems like a pretty passive character for a lot of the story, she knows something odd is going on with the house/beast but doesn't really put that much effort into finding out what. It wasn't terrible, but it feels like not much happens once Bryony goes to live in the house until the last 20%
Beauty and the beast retelling
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Enjoyable long novella
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There isn't much to say
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Oh dear, the narrator..
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The narration was a struggle.
Loved the story
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But if you are looking for a retelling that's a bit different, then carry on searching.
This is a fab book, but much as i love the story, it bored me to death so stopped the audiobook halfway through. It's just too exact to the original fairytale, and i saw no point in rereading that.
just a reworded original.
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What does T Kingfisher have against roses?
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