THE BELLES is far more different than one would expect it to be. I was thinking court intrigue and romance and lots of pastries and dresses. But, wow, talk about misleading!
There are so many layers to this story and the best part about THE BELLES was experiencing each new part told through the gorgeous prose. Clayton clearly excels at painting vivid pictures through her words and while the setting of Orléans is fictional, it felt like I was there at times!
With a super unique world and an interesting cast of characters, I can expect many readers to be enchanted as I was with THE BELLES.
However, my one complaint would be the rather violent death of the only lesbian character. I wish there was a warning for that because reaching that scene made me feel a bit queasy.
There are so many layers to this story and the best part about THE BELLES was experiencing each new part told through the gorgeous prose. Clayton clearly excels at painting vivid pictures through her words and while the setting of Orléans is fictional, it felt like I was there at times!
With a super unique world and an interesting cast of characters, I can expect many readers to be enchanted as I was with THE BELLES.
However, my one complaint would be the rather violent death of the only lesbian character. I wish there was a warning for that because reaching that scene made me feel a bit queasy.