A review by alexture
Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher

 
This recommendation from Tracy was a really fun and sweet Beauty and the Beast retelling. 

It took me a while to get into the story, for two reasons: 
  • I have no idea why I even started reading it since I’m very tired of fantasy and of romance
  • I didn’t know it was a Beauty and the Beast retelling and was very confused for a while (although not knowing didn’t make it less enjoyable, just more confusing)

But somehow the first point didn’t bother me and the second got revealed after I read a couple of reviews for the book on The Storygraph, allowing me to enjoy my read and be absolutely obsessed with Bryony the story.
 
Lovely characters, a plot has a few holes but is cute enough to be forgiven, wonderful spirit, funny jokes − sounds good to me, and if it sounds good to you too, it’s a quick and lighthearted read.