The Talents in the book are not front and centre, but act to make Nina even more different and Hector more compelling. This is a time and place that feels familiar to the reader but in fact has its own rules. By adding fantasy elements Moreno-Garcia has freed the novel from any restraints you would have from history intervening. This is considered a common trait to have, and it is not helped when Nina takes a shine to Hector, a leading performer of the telekinesis arts. One final spanner in the works … Hector has spent a decade pining for Valerie and plans to win her back.īeautiful Ones has all the manners of a Regency Romance, but with added magic.
Her skills are required as not only does Nina have a lot of country about her, but she also has the Talent to move objects with her mind. To chaperone her is Cousin Valerie, one of the Beautiful Ones who knows all the rules for society life. Nina has travelled to the city Loisail for her first Spring season, and it is expected that she will meet a man. Have you ever wanted to read something like Bridgerton, but with characters who can move objects with minds? The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia has the lightest of fantasy touches and uses the genre as a way of adding magical realism to a version of our own past. Silvia Moreno-Garcia's The Beautiful Ones is a charming tale of love and betrayal, and the struggle between conformity and passion, set in a world where scandal is a razor-sharp weapon.Fantasy does not have to be one set thing and as the years progress, I find fantasy books that have moved away from just being magical creatures going out on a quest far more interesting. With Hector's help, Nina's talent blossoms, as does her love for him.īut great romances are for fairytales, and Hector is hiding a truth from Nina - and himself-that threatens to end their courtship before it truly begins. He sees Nina not as a witch, but ripe with potential to master her power under his tutelage. A telekinetic like her, he has traveled the world performing his talents for admiring audiences. When entertainer Hector Auvray arrives to town, Nina is dazzled. She has always struggled to control her telekinesis-neighbors call her the Witch of Oldhouse-and the haphazard manifestations of her powers make her the subject of malicious gossip.
But the Grand Season has just begun, and already Nina's debut has gone disastrously awry. They are the Beautiful Ones, Loisail's most notable socialites, and this spring is Nina's chance to join their ranks, courtesy of her well-connected cousin and his calculating wife. From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a sweeping romance with a dash of magic.
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