Review: Wolves and Roses

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Wolves and Roses Wolves and Roses by Christina Bauer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is so amazing! I finished it in one day because I couldn't put it down! Now I am really excited for the next book in this series. Christina Bauer skillfully wrote this young adult fantasy with well rounded characters and settings adding intrigue and mystery. The premise for this book is fantastic and with the way it ends there is so much she can do with this story.

Magic is leaving the world. Humans live side by side with Magicoriums (shifters, witches, and fae). Magical or non magical humans are given fairy tale templates to live by if they fit a template at birth. Bryar Rose is a 17 year old who was adopted by three fairies when she was a baby. She is beautiful and has a sleeping condition which makes her freeze. It's actually a curse out on her by a powerful fairy. All of this means she should fit the Sleeping Beauty template.

She has to marry her prince by her 18th birthday which happens to be this week. The thing is she doesn't want to marry Philpot. He isn't her type. He has an ego for days and doesn't really care about anyone but himself. Not to mention she is a super fast hacker. So she is sent to a reform therapy type group for people who aren't fitting their template. It's there she meets her best friend Elle who is supposed to be fitting the Cinderella template but instead is an intelligent thief.

I don't want to ruin the book but let's just say the girls run into a little trouble and the guys that help them may not be what they seem...

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a free copy of the book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

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