Unraveled

A Kingdom of Beasts and Ruins, Book 1

De: Abbey Fox

Narrado por: Luna Rai

Everyone knows to never look a fae in the eyes, yet no one warned me he would hide behind the mask of a beast.

Death awaits those who get caught in the Wild Hunt, and only a magical veil protects the people of Penumbra from the monsters coming for them. So when a beast threatens to destroy the veil, Mia Clementine must break her vows of sorcery and use her magic to fight him, or risk losing everyone she loves.

But the beast isn't what he seems, and now the fae king owns her soul. Dragged into his mythical land, she must unravel the curse that turned him into a monster in order to regain her freedom—or die trying.

The longer she stays in his world, the more irresistible her feelings for him become. Hate turns into passion, and newly discovered truths test her loyalties, forcing her to choose to save her people or the fae world she's grown to love.

If you like Howl's Moving Castle and ACOTAR, then you will love this gothic Beauty and the Beast retelling in a fantasy setting.

©2026 Abbey Fox (P)2026 Podium Audio

Curious of what is coming…

The story of beauty and the beast never gets old to me, but can’t wait for what would happen in the next book! This books sets the mood and introduces us to a world and characters. I am happy It is just the beginning!

Beauty and the beast

Enjoyable Beauty and the Beast retelling with Fae, interesting magic and curse, and FMC willing to sacrifice for everything. The narrator does a really good job telling the story.

My only criticisms would be that even though it’s a retelling, it’s quite predictable. After reading Cinder, a Cinderella retelling that had the bones of the original story but was uniquely its own, it’s hard for me to read retellings that so closely follow the original story. My other criticism is while the narrator is perfect in her story telling, the editing of the recording includes her taking in deep breaths and wheezing which pulls me out of the story and is a bit off putting.

I originally ARC read this story and I was very excited to see it received an audio version as well. I am very happy to re-read the book as an audiobook, catching little things I overlooked in my first read through. Abbey does a wonderful job building the world and characters as well as the relationship between the FMC and the MMC.