She becomes engaged to someone she doesn’t love, but is willing to sacrifice her happiness for her family and community. She fiercely loves her family and is committed to her role as princess and future queen, which was admirable and what I loved about her. Jaya is very headstrong and at times, can be very frustrating. The fun twist to the story is that it is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast and what a unique retelling it is.Īs always, Menon’s strength is in her characters and Jaya and Grey are no exception. Review: If you’ve ever read any of Sandhya Menon’s novels, you know she is an expert at writing slow-burning steamy romances and “Of Curses and Kisses” is no exception.
Something that might just have to do with the rose-shaped ruby pendant around her neck…Īs the stars conspire to keep them apart, Jaya and Grey grapple with questions of love, loyalty, and whether it’s possible to write your own happy ending. Rosetta’s International Academy, he’s lived an isolated existence-until Jaya Rao bursts into his life, but he can’t shake the feeling that she’s hiding something. Thanks to an ancient curse by a Rao matriarch, Grey knows he’s doomed once he turns eighteen. His Lordship Grey Emerson is a misanthrope. There’s simply no way she and her sworn enemy could find their fairy-tale ending…right? But much to Jaya’s annoyance, Grey’s brooding demeanor and lupine blue eyes have drawn her in. She knows what she must do: Make Grey fall in love with her and break his heart. Then Jaya finds out she’ll be attending the same elite boarding school as Grey Emerson, and it feels like the opportunity of a lifetime. When the loathsome Emerson clan steps up their centuries-old feud to target Jaya’s little sister, nothing will keep Jaya from exacting her revenge. Summary: Will the princess save the beast?įor Princess Jaya Rao, nothing is more important than family.
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