Now in My Bookbag: Devastation (A Beastly Tale Part 3) By H.J. Haag

Devastation is a phenomenally written conclusion to the Beastly Tale Trilogy. It has intelligence, humor, frustration and acceptance.

Benella is such a wonderful character… endowed with intellect and beauty. It is a pleasure to see the way Haag continues Benella’s development through the completion of the tale. She constantly learns, grows and matures, and she is one of my favorite female characters in a long while.

Haag builds this world with the tools of her imagination. Throughout the trilogy, this world develops more and more definition until it becomes real. The characters, both lovable and unlovable, have clear identities. The settings and storytelling are perfection.

This book, and this series, are extremely well written and should be on everyone’s must-read list. 

5 stars!

Now in My Bookbag: Deceit (A Beastly Tale Part 2) by M.J. Haag

Deceit is a beautifully written, heartwarming, heart breaking read. Haag is a magnificent storyteller. The result of her skill is a magical tale and a thoroughly enjoyable read.

Benella’s choices are almost always based in logic. She realizes that to free herself, she must first free The Beast. The Beast’s decisions are purely tied to his emotions. He has, after all, been cursed to live in the body of an animal for fifty years. The beauty of the story lies in the complex relationship between the two.

Deceit is intelligent, enticing and a wonderful treat for the imagination. The cliffhanger is shocking, heartbreaking and well thought out.  It is a 5 star book and a must read.

Now in My Bookbag: Depravity (A Beastly Tale Part 1) by M.J. Haag

I am in LOVE with this enchanting, imaginative retelling of the classic story of Beauty and the Beast.

This story is well-written, the characters are complex and the book is an absolute page turner. Once I started this read, I could not stop.

I was drawn into Benella’s story and found her life, and family dynamics, completely fascinating. The connection between her and the Beast is captivating, even though the Beast is a slightly disturbing character who has much to learn from Benella.

The book is engrossing and the ending leaves me screaming for more. I wish Part 2 was already here!

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Excerpt of Depravity, Part 1 of the Beastly Tales

I wrapped my hands around the cold bars of the massive, black iron gate and glared after the smith’s sons, Tennen and Splane. The pair cast nervous glances back at me as they scurried away from the beast’s shadowy garden. They had locked me inside because of misdirected spite. It wasn’t my fault I’d seen what I had.

“This is what you get, Benella,” Tennen had said as he had pushed me into the beast’s lair.
Tennen thought his treatment just. However, the current situation was anything but just.
A strand of my dark hair, loosened from my braid by the encounter, fell across my cheek and partially obstructed my view of my retreating tormentors. I shook the hair away from my eyes and took stock of my situation.

Outside the gate, early morning mist floated around the trunks of the trees, and blue sky shimmered through the gently moving canopy. Inside the gate, neither the light mist nor blue sky penetrated the garden in which I stood. Cast in shadow and eerie silence, the beast’s domain welcomed nothing from beyond its walls.

Sides still heaving, I struggled to quiet my breathing. I needed to leave quickly. Tennen and Splane hadn’t departed quietly, and it wouldn’t be long before the creature came looking for me.
I studied the top of the gate. The iron should have been easy enough to scale, but vines climbed the rock walls and twined with the iron rods. I didn’t trust the vines. They tended to move on their own. I didn’t much trust the gate, either. It should have been closed and locked.

The birds outside the gate fell eerily silent, and my stomach gave a sickening twist as I realized I’d run out of time. I dropped my head and squeezed my eyes shut.

The beast had come.