Beauty & the Beast retelling with enchanted fae

3.5 stars (rounded up to 4 stars)

Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS | Bloom Books for the opportunity to read the digital copy of the deluxe edition, which was published on November 4, 2025.

Bonded by Thorns is a Beauty and the Beast retelling with enchanted fae. The MFC, Rosalina, wanders into an enchanted fae realm looking for her father. Her father has been imprisoned and, if the princes release her father, Rosalina agrees to take her father’s place. She decides to spend her time in the fae realm helping the princes break their curses by finding their mates…but will that prove to be difficult if their mate has already been found?

I really enjoyed this story and I loved the ending. It made me want to continue on and find out what happens in this world. I can’t wait to read Woven by Gold!