Source: Netgalley
In a world of etiquette and polite masks, no one is
who they seem to be.
Antonina Beaulieu is in the glittering city of
Loisail for her first Grand Season, where she will attend balls and mingle
among high society. Under the tutelage of the beautiful but cold Valérie
Beaulieu, she hopes to find a suitable husband. However, the haphazard
manifestations of Nina’s telekinetic powers make her the subject of malicious
gossip.
Yet dazzling telekinetic performer and outsider
Hector Auvray sees Nina’s powers as a gift, and he teaches her how to hone and
control them. As they spend more and more time together, Nina falls in love and
believes she’s found the great romance that she’s always dreamed of, but
Hector’s courtship of Nina is deceptive.
The Beautiful Ones is a sweeping fantasy of
manners set in a world inspired by the Belle Époque.
How could I not be drawn to this novel set in a
fantasy Belle Epoque? The world Moreno-Garcia has created is darkly glimmering,
peopled with aristocrats, some of whom have telekinetic powers, navigating the
Grand Season. The trick is to let yourself sink in and be swept along by the
author’s gorgeous writing. The fantasy aspect is more a tinge than an immersive
experience, as the novel focuses more on the romantic crises of various hearts.
I am intrigued enough by the author’s style that I will be exploring her other
work.
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