Cover Crush: The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton has such a stunning cover! It is no wonder it was impossible for me to find at BookExpo this past week! They had a behind the scenes video of the photo shoot playing at the Disney booth. It was so cool to see the process. The story sounds fascinating, beauty is a commodity and only a select few, the Belles. While trying to become the Belle for the Queen, Camellia has found herself in a compromising situation, save a herself and her sisters or save the princess. The Belles is releasing next winter, February 20th, 2018, so be sure to add this one to your TBR!
The Belles (The Belles #1) by Dhonielle Clayton
Category: Young Adult, Fantasy
Publication: February 20th, 2018; Disney-Hyperion
Purchase: Amazon
Camellia Beauregard is a Belle. In the opulent world of Orléans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity coveted above all else. In Orléans, the people are born gray, they are born damned, and only with the help of a Belle and her talents can they transform and be made beautiful.
But it’s not enough for Camellia to be just a Belle. She wants to be the favorite—the Belle chosen by the Queen of Orléans to live in the royal palace, to tend to the royal family and their court, to be recognized as the most talented Belle in the land. But once Camellia and her Belle sisters arrive at court, it becomes clear that being the favorite is not everything she always dreamed it would be. Behind the gilded palace walls live dark secrets, and Camellia soon learns that the very essence of her existence is a lie—that her powers are far greater, and could be more dangerous, than she ever imagined. And when the queen asks Camellia to risk her own life and help the ailing princess by using Belle powers in unintended ways, Camellia now faces an impossible decision.
With the future of Orléans and its people at stake, Camellia must decide—save herself and her sisters and the way of the Belles—or resuscitate the princess, risk her own life, and change the ways of her world forever.
Oh, how I LOVE that cover! It is absolutely STUNNING!