Review: A Forgery of Fate

A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Truyan is an art forger.  She didn’t plan to live a deceitful life, but after her father is lost at sea, she must help support her mother and sisters.  Unfortunately, her mother has accrued large gambling debts and Truan is pressed into repayment.  She tries to raise the money by herself, but it is not enough.  A new option is presented.  She can marry a dragon lord who will pay off her mother’s debts, spend time in his undersea home, and help him work against the Dragon King.  Will Tru learn what happened to her father?  Will she survive the conspiracies that are rampant in the undersea world?

A Forgery of Fate is a stand-alone fairy-tale retelling of Beauty and the Beast.  This fantasy world has an Asian feel with dragons, sorcery, and romance.  Lim’s reimaging was so seamless I enjoyed this story without wanting to compare it to the original.  Although this is a longer book, since it is a stand-alone story, we don’t have to wait to discover how everything ends.  This is a great read for all fairy-tale retelling fans.

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