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A twist on Beauty and the Beast in this start to a romantic fantasy duology (I refuse to accept romantasy as a genre, you can’t make me)

Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik

January 23, 2026 by Malin 1 Comment

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for this ARC. It has not affected my opinions or my review. About a year ago, the small village where Riela lives alone after the death of her father was threatened by a flood. Riela unlocked magical powers and managed to divert the water and save the village. Now one of the villagers has been savaged by a monster in the woods, and the mostly hostile villagers insist that she go into the forest and dispatch the monster for […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, ARC, beauty and the beast, cbr18, curse, duology, fairy tale, Jessie Mihalik, magic, Malin, mystery, NetGalley, Romance, Silver & Blood

Malin's CBR18 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, ARC, beauty and the beast, cbr18, curse, duology, fairy tale, Jessie Mihalik, magic, Malin, mystery, NetGalley, Romance, Silver & Blood ·
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