The Beauty Trials, Dhonielle Clayton
The Beauty Trials, Dhonielle Clayton
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The Beauty Trials

Author: Dhonielle Clayton

Narrator: Rosie Jones

Unabridged: 8 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2023

Synopsis

In this all-new novel from the world of Dhonielle Clayton’s sweeping, lush Belles series, rebellious, outspoken, fan-favorite Edel Beauregard enters the Beauty Trials―a deadly competition to find the next Queen of Orléans.Sophia, the dangerous and erratic former queen, has been imprisoned, restoring peace to Orléans. Now her sister, Charlotte, sits on the throne and has decided to invoke the ancient tradition of the Beauty Trials―a series of harrowing tests meant to find the true ruler of Orléans. Edel, who has always aspired to be more than a Belle, decides to enter and, after promising to bind her arcana to keep from having an unnatural advantage, joins a few dozen other hopefuls intent on becoming the next Queen of Orléans.But the Trials are far worse than any of them bargained for. As the women are put through tasks that test their strength, confidence, composure, and bravery, many perish, and Edel is mysteriously attacked by one of the other competitors―forcing her to use her powers just to survive. Will her subterfuge cost her the crown, or is there a larger conspiracy at play?New York Times bestselling author Dhonielle Clayton returns to her sweeping, lush fantasy series with an all-new story teeming with high-stakes court intrigue and danger disguised by beauty.

About Dhonielle Clayton

Dhonielle Clayton is the New York Times bestselling author of the Belles series, The Marvellers, and The Mirror: Shattered Midnight, and the coauthor of Blackout, Whiteout, The Rumor Game, and the Tiny Pretty Things duology, now a Netflix original series. She hails from the Washington, DC, suburbs on the Maryland side. She taught secondary school for several years and is a former elementary and middle school librarian. She is COO of the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books. She’s an avid traveler and always on the hunt for magic and mischief. You can find her on social media @BrownBookworm.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cortney - on March 23, 2023

This book was unnecessary. 4 years after The Everlasting Rose, Dhonielle Clayton releases The Beauty Trials. This isn't so much a sequel, but a spin-off. Our MC from the first two books is off somewhere else, and a minor character (that to be honest, I don't even remember) ends up being the MC in th......more

Goodreads review by Kelsey 🦋 on June 11, 2024

You know what no I’m giving this a 2.5 ⭐️ Not much to say really. I thoroughly enjoyed The Belles series. Very easy, fast paced read and overall just fun. This book was a bit of a let down. I did like that it was from Edels POV rather than Camilles, her story seemed to be over. I just felt like this b......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on February 20, 2023

So it’s been quite a while since the second book in the series came out. And at the time I thought some things weren’t quite wrapped up, and I’d hoped for one more book at least. So I was very excited when I heard about this one coming out. And overall, besides a little bit of time spent remembering......more

Goodreads review by Morwen on April 05, 2023

I honestly have very conflicted feelings about this. At first, I was very excited I had finished the previous book so close to the release of this one. Camille's story was over from a personal standpoint, but at the end of the previous book it was not clear at all how Belles and society would change......more

Goodreads review by ShireenWrites on January 01, 2023

A fun ride, reminiscent of the first in the series, The Belles. Thank you Disney Hyperion for the Advanced copy!......more

Quotes

“A reflective and gripping return to an imaginative world.” Kirkus Reviews

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