Waiting on Wednesday or Can’t Wait Wednesday is a meme hosted by Wishful Endings, in which we have the opportunity to let others know about books that we are eagerly waiting for
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A Curse so Dark and Lonely
by Brigid Kemmerer
Published on January 29th 2019
by Bloomsbury Children's
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Retelling
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Also by this author: Letters to the Lost, More Than We Can Tell (Letters to the Lost, #2), A Curse So Dark and Lonely (A Curse So Dark and Lonely, #1), A Heart So Fierce and Broken (Cursebreakers, #2)
Fall in love, break the curse.
It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope.
Nothing has ever been easy for Harper Lacy. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother barely holding their family together while constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, she learned to be tough enough to survive. But when she tries to save someone else on the streets of Washington, DC, she’s instead somehow sucked into Rhen’s cursed world.
Break the curse, save the kingdom.
A prince? A monster? A curse? Harper doesn’t know where she is or what to believe. But as she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land, she begins to understand what’s at stake. And as Rhen realizes Harper is not just another girl to charm, his hope comes flooding back. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin.
Why I’m Waiting: I love Brigid’s books and this one sounds so amazing you don’t even know. I get serious Beauty and the Beast vibes, which I LOVE. Also probably the point because it’s a retelling but you know. You can have a retelling and still not have the vibes of the thing it’s supposed to retell. And that cover is just too stunning for words.
What are you waiting for this week?

- {Bee Mini-Reviews} THE BOY WHO STEALS HOUSES by C.G. Drews - April 8, 2019
- FairyLoot February UnBoxing – All The BATB Things - March 22, 2019
- The Return of Bee (part 2) ~ What I’ve Been Reading - March 15, 2019
That cover is gorgeous and it’s really cool it has a disabled MC! Hopefully it’s a good one.
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
Hopefully!
That’s a very nice cover actually! Hope you enjoy it!
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
I hope so too!
I’m kind of wary of this one if I’m being honest. I feel like Beauty and the Beast is the most retold fairytale and its almost getting saturated. I’m not entirely sure why publishers are still giving them the okay… I guess if they’re still selling they’ll still publish them. I have yet to put this one on the TBR because I already have a few Beauty and the Beast retellings on there and I don’t want to feel overwhelmed. I hope it turns out to be a good one for you!
As for waiting… I really want Ruin of Stars by Linsey Miller to come out already. But alas that is all the way in August *cries*
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
I can see where you’re coming from! I’m wary of Cinderella retellings for that exact reason. I feel like we got more retellings from that one than BatB though. But I could be wrong.
Twitter: Greg L Hill
Love that cover with all the thorns- amazing! Story sounds pretty good too. 🙂 I’ve never read any of Brigid’s books but I can see trying this one…
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
Yay!
Twitter: Barbara and Michael Briggs
So you sold me on this one. Great synopsis AND a gorgeous cover. However, 2019 – that’s quite a wait (not that I have a shortage of things to read).
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
Oh no I think we all have plenty to read XD But still, that wait is going to be torture.
I am a solid fan of Kemmerer’s contemporaries and I liked the one paranormal I have read as well. I usually enjoy retellings, because I like finding the bits that harken back to the original tale. That cover is awesome too.
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
Yay!
A Beauty and the Beast retelling with a MC with a disability? Thank you for putting this on my radar.
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
You’re very welcome!
Twitter: Glenn Reiss
This seems like an awesome retelling and I love that the heroine has a disability. Great pick!
Mary my Can’t Wait Wednesday!
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
Thank you!
Beauty and the Beast vibes? That synopsis? That cover??? Okay I am SO SOLD right now, thank you so, SO much for putting this book on my radar, I am sooooooo thankful right now. Running to Goodreads to add this to my TBR 🙂
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
Hahaha you’re very welcome!
This sounds fantastic and talk about coverlove! Thanks for sharing!
My WOW: https://booksofteacups.wordpress.com/2018/03/21/waiting-on-wednesday-beneath-the-citadel-by-destiny-soria/
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
I know, right? That cover. <3
Twitter: Jenea whittington
I saw this the other day on Instagram, the cover is just gorgeous and it sounds like it will be an amazing read as well. Great pick!
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
I knooow, it’s so pretty I want to hang it on my wall.
This is totally new to me and I need it. Love the author and love retellings. Yup I need this one
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
YUP.
Definitely a Beauty and the Beast vibe — I hope you love it when you get it!
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
I hope so too! 🙂
Twitter: flipngthrupages
This cover is definitely pretty. And a Beauty and the Beast retelling? I am all for it 😀
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
I’m in love with that cover! <3