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Wicked Beauty

Subgenre
romantasy
Edition year
2022-06-07
Rating
★ 3.9 · 107 ratingsExternal reader rating · Hardcover
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In a modern Olympus ruled by the Thirteen, Achilles Kallis and his partner Patroclus Fotos enter a deadly competition for a coveted role, only to discover that infamous beauty Helen Kasios is part of the prize. Rather than be given away by Zeus, Helen enters the competition herself as a defiant middle finger to the meddling rulers, vying for her own hand in marriage. With assassination attempts looming, Helen must navigate treacherous politics while forging a complicated, passion-fueled alliance with both Achilles and Patroclus—two men whose every stolen kiss feels like a battlefield.

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  • Why Choose: “The only people she can trust are the ones she can't keep her hands off—Achilles and Patroclus.” source
  • Tournament: “She enters into the competition as a middle finger to the meddling Thirteen rulers, effectively vying for her own hand in marriage.” source
  • Strong Heroine: “She enters into the competition as a middle finger to the meddling Thirteen rulers, effectively vying for her own hand in marriage.” source
  • Court Intrigue: “the meddling Thirteen rulers, effectively vying for her own hand in marriage” source
  • Enemies to Lovers: “But can she really believe they have her best interests at heart when every stolen kiss is a battlefield?” source

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