Camellia Beauregard is a new generation, Belle, ready to fulfil her duty and help the people to love themselves. Only they have the power to transform the appearance of a population cursed with grey skin and red eyes, who covet beauty above all else. In the resplendent world of Orléans, beauty runs through the blood of a select few: the Belles. One minute here is richer than a thousand moments there Clayton's novel blows you away straight from the very first line and I can guarantee you will savour each and every chapter like I did! Quite possibly the best book of 2018 and definitely a new fantasy favourite. While Camellia hears disturbing news from previous Belles and her sisters about what’s happening in the kingdom and in the palace, she realizes the princess is evil and is trying to reproduce her own Belle power, which could destroy the kingdom.Summary: An irresistible debut novel, The Belles excels in character development, plot manoeuvres, and to-die-for world-building. Camellia becomes the kingdom’s favorite where she works in the palace with Princess Sophia, the sole heir as her mother, the queen, ails and her sister is still in a yearslong coma. For now, she and the other five Belles she calls her sisters, have this great duty as they are scattered to different posts on the main island. Through beauty appointments mostly the rich can afford, Camellia works her magic to restore the look desired by the individual. Like their hair dries out and their complexion drains out of color or even their heights can shrivel. Though a unique way to take on society’s obsession with what constitutes as beauty, this typical fantasy YA novel designed for a series has so much great descriptions that they may have slowed the story down.Ĭamellia is a Belle in the kingdom of Orleans, which means she has the power, her arcana, to bring color and vitality into people’s appearances since they lose both after some time. “The Belles” by Dhonielle Clayton revolves around a fantasy world built on beauty with a species of women responsible in making the entire kingdom beautiful as looks fade into greatness and they inject the color.
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