The Beholder

By Anna Bright,

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"Sparkles with beauty, intrigue, and romance."-Kiera Cass, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Selection series

Selah has waited her whole life for a happily ever after. As the only daughter of the leader of Potomac, she knows her duty is to find the perfect match.

But after an…

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Anna writes cozy romantic fantasies that feel like getting a hug from your best friend.

A Cinderella retelling (we love a retelling!) in which our main character, Selah, has to travel the world to find a husband to save her family’s legacy, this book will have you giggling and gasping all the way to the end. And don’t worry – there is a sequel, The Boundless, and it’s just as good.

This book is certainly a journey book, but it deviates from the classic trope by putting that journey on a ship and giving the mishaps and adventures mostly to moments in-between the actual travelling. I was initially a little fooled by the cover and the blurb for this one, expecting a sugar-sweet romance and a Cinderella-worthy heroine; but she is Cinderella with far more depth and character than I’ve seen her before, and her romance is authentic and surprising. I was constantly blown away by the clever interweaving of fairy tale and myth in this story, all tied into a…

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