Truth in the Dark -

Amy Lane

Dreamspinner Press

2010

186 páginas

6h 12m

ISBN-13: 9781615815302

"I am not beautiful..."

Knife's entire existence has been as twisted as his flesh and his face. The only thing beautiful in his life is his sister. When Gwennie is obliged to turn a suitor down because she fears to leave her brother to the brutality of their village, Knife is desperate for anything to ensure her happiness.

Her suitor's cousin offers him a way out, but it won't be easy. Aerie-Smith has been cursed to walk upright in the form of a beast, and his beloved village suffers from the same spell. Aerie-Smith offers Gwen a trousseau and some hope, if only Knife will keep him company on his island for the span of a year and perform one "regrettable task" at year's end.

Knife is unprepared for the form the island's curse takes on his own misshapen body. In one moment of magic, he is given the body of his dreams—and he discovers that where flesh meets spirit and appearance meet reality, sometimes the only place to find truth is in the darkness of a lover's arms.

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i would have liked that ending even more if its realistic tone had been part of the characters and their relationship from the beginning. it was a plausible conclusion to a non-existent development. the world-building is inconsistent at best, but it's a fairy tale retelling and you'll hardly see me reading one of those. gayness and touch deprivation were the only concepts i was looking for when i picked this up. however, the plot still depends on the story the author chose to retell, so it ended up being one more thing that didn't convince me in this book.