{"id":31501,"date":"2023-12-12T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=31501"},"modified":"2023-10-20T16:53:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T21:53:53","slug":"wotr24-fairytale-beast-beauty-trilogy-depravity-beastly-tales-book-1-by-mj-haag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=31501","title":{"rendered":"WOTR24 #FairyTale #Beast #Beauty #trilogy &#8211; Depravity, Beastly Tales book 1 by MJ Haag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Attending-Author-Blank.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30946 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Attending-Author-Blank.png?resize=300%2C280\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Attending-Author-Blank.png?resize=300%2C280 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Attending-Author-Blank.png?resize=768%2C717 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Attending-Author-Blank.png?w=796 796w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1575526217i\/49099125.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25369 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>**Adult Romance**<\/p>\n<p>Benella is concerned with two things &#8211; avoiding the two village boys who torment her and scrounging for food to help feed her family. Unfortunately, the best wild fruit and vegetables are near the walls of the estate, a dark misty place inhabited by an unforgiving beast.<\/p>\n<p>When her tormentors lock her behind the massive gates, Benella knows her fate is sealed. Yet, the fate isn&#8217;t one she expects. Her encounter with the beast starts a bizarre cycle of bargaining for her freedom, a freedom the beast seems determined to see her lose.<\/p>\n<p>A classic fairy tale with a new twist, the Beauty and the Beast saga begins with\u00a0<b>Depravity<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><i>Intended for mature readers due to sexual situations and moderate language.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25373 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/49099125-depravity\">Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25375 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=twintalk-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B00XK5GO9I&amp;asins=B00XK5GO9I&amp;linkId=193e40aa3f082c7e61837dde0f9c8b7d&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/angie.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25377 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/angie.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/angie.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/angie.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/angie.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Review by Twinsie Angie<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I purchased this audio book based on a friend&#8217;s suggestion.\u00a0 Because I listened to the story I am not 100% sure of some of the character name spellings so bare with me\u2026coolio!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am a big fan of fairy tale retelling so when my friend said she enjoyed it 3 months after she had finished reading it, I burned an audio credit to listen to it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will say the beginning of the book is <\/span><b>slow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 So I was initially like maybe this isnt for me??\u00a0 BUT there is alot of world building with Benella, her sisters, dad, the town, and their circumstance. \u00a0 THEN all of a sudden his book was rolling right along.\u00a0 I had definite feelings for her sisters (snarl) and her dad (flittery eyes and hearts).\u00a0 The townspeople were generally kind to Benella and her family but some not so much&#8230;.yeah I mean you Mr. Baker and Tennen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benella is a bright, smart, and kind girl who does everything to help her family even if she could get hurt doing it.\u00a0 She sneaks around the Beast&#8217;s estate looking for food and trapping game to eat.\u00a0 She knows the history and to not get caught.\u00a0 The first run in with the Beast was scary but she escaped.\u00a0 When her 2nd run in happens she was stunned to be allowed to go on with her life.\u00a0 But she has questions as to why the Beast is asking her to stay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Beast is\u2026a beast.\u00a0 He is rude, arrogant, haughty, sirly, and lonely????\u00a0 We see glimpses of him and wonder how this is going to play out like the book!! LOL\u00a0 I know I did.\u00a0 There were scenes in the story that I could envision like the Disney cartoon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This book does a great job leading up to the cliffhanger when everything changes for Benella and the Beast.\u00a0 When I finished I immediately downloaded book 2 for the next book.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25376 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>MJ Haag is the bestselling author of the Beastly Tales and the Resurrection Chronicles. Writing as both MJ Haag and Melissa Haag, she has sold more than three hundred thousand copies worldwide and authored several other series, including the Judgement of the Six and Of Fates and Furies.<\/p>\n<p>She thinks bios written in third person are hilariously pretentious and doesn&#8217;t take much in life seriously, including her author photo.<\/p>\n<p>She lives in Wisconsin with her three children and husband.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**Adult Romance** Benella is concerned with two things &#8211; avoiding the two village boys who torment her and scrounging for food to help feed her family. Unfortunately, the best wild fruit and vegetables are near the walls of the estate, a dark misty place inhabited by an unforgiving beast. 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