A Breathtaking Retelling: Seeking Persephone

Seeking Persephone by Sarah M. Eden

Take the tale of Beauty and the Beast set it in Georgian England, add a dash of mystery and all the brooding your heart can handle and you've got this magnificent gem of a story! I saw that it was becoming a movie and had to read it before it released. I'm so glad I did.

Summary:

The ill-tempered Duke of Kielder sends a proposal letter to Persephone's father, setting off a cascade of events that leads to a marriage of two complete strangers. Persephone and Adam have nothing in common, or so they think. Slowly, the Duke begins to thaw toward his kind wife, until danger comes to their door. They'll face threats the same way they face the judgement of the Ton who do not understand Adams' harsh personality, nor the scars that cross his fearsome visage. They'll face it together.

If you like...

• Beauty and the beast re-tellings

• Men having best friends (it's allowed, you know!)

• Dashes of peril

• Georgian world, manners, etc.

• Arranged marriages

• Grumpy Sunshine

• All the swoon, but none of the spice (kisses only romance).

• Hades and Persephone myth

  
  

Possibly Concerning Content

• Language: There is mentions of "The Duke swore,' but never any actual language.
  

• Violence: There is some blood and violence (pg-13 if I had to rate it). There is also death. See spoilers for more.
  

• Smut: None! Kisses only
  

• Religion: There is mention of the Bible and there is mention of Greek Mythology and their 'heathen gods.'
  

• Magic: None

Violence Spoiler

Death: There is a young teenager who passes away. We never meet this character but we experience the grief Persephone feels.

Violence: Wolves attack a horse and human. The horse is injured but ends up alright. The person is also injured and the treating of the wound is described.

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