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"Clever fun."—Kirkus Reviews

"Incorporating suspense and romance, this contemporary, edgy, Grimm-based novel is an entertaining and well-written entry in the crowded but popular genre."—Booklist


Mirabelle's past is shrouded in secrecy, from her parents' tragic deaths to her guardians' half-truths about why she can't return to her birthplace, Beau Rivage. Desperate to see the town, Mira runs away a week before her sixteenth birthday—and discovers a world she never could have imagined.

In Beau Rivage, nothing is what it seems—the strangely pale girl with a morbid interest in apples, the obnoxious playboy who's a beast to everyone he meets, and the chivalrous guy who has a thing for damsels in distress. Here, fairy tales come to life, curses are awakened, and ancient stories are played out again and again.

But fairy tales aren't pretty things, and they don't always end in happily ever after. Mira has a role to play, a fairy tale destiny to embrace or resist. As she struggles to take control of her fate, Mira is drawn into the lives of two brothers with fairy tale curses of their own . . . brothers who share a dark secret. And she'll find that love, just like fairy tales, can have sharp edges and hidden thorns.

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A girl struggles to escape her fairy-tale fate in this suspenseful fantasy. Mira will turn 16 in a few days. Though she loves her godmothers, she wants to return to the city of her birth and find her parents' graves, one of the many things that her godmothers forbid. She runs away and travels to Beau Rivage, not knowing that the town is magical and that she risks death by returning. She quickly meets a boy she instantly dislikes, Blue, who has blue, spiked hair and seems to enjoy insulting her. But Blue's older brother Felix charms her and gives her a free luxury room in the family's casino hotel. Mira can't understand why everyone warns her not to spend time with Felix, and she quickly falls in love with him. Finally, Mira learns that she, with the other teens in the story, is cursed to live out fairy tales. She finds herself caught in not just one foretold fate that threatens her, but two--and the second could kill her. Cross, who knows her fairy tales, weaves a number of them into her story, giving them interesting twists as she applies them to her vulnerable and rebellious teen characters. Earnest Freddie, cynical Viv and captivating Felix all stand out as the archetypes they're supposed to embody, and as individuals as well. Clever fun. (Fantasy. 14 & up)
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Gr 8 Up—When Mirabelle runs away from her godmothers to Beau Rivage, the city where she was born, she hopes to discover answers about her parents' tragic death. Instead, she finds a group of unusual teenagers, each with a fairy-tale curse. In this strange seaside city, scenarios from fairy tales are played out over and over, and Mira has her own part in the drama: she's a "Somnolent," doomed to prick her finger and fall into an enchanted sleep like Sleeping Beauty. The problem is she's not interested in the charming (but slightly boring) "prince" who is fated to be her romantic counterpart. Mira is much more attracted to suave, handsome Felix, who bears a curse he can't, or won't, explain to her. Felix's brother Blue repeatedly warns Mira that Felix is a danger to her, but Mira is sure that the magical patterns can be broken. When she finally uncovers Felix's gruesome secret, she must find a way to turn her own curse into a means of escape. Mira is a likable heroine who is strong enough to buck the dangerous and strange situation she finds herself caught in. This novel has elements of tales from Grimm, Perrault, and Andersen, including familiar stories as well as some that aren't well-known. This modern fairy-tale mash-up will appeal to fans of urban fantasy and is a solid choice for any collection.—Misti Tidman, Licking County Library, Newark, OH

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781606843239
  • Publisher: EgmontUSA
  • Publication date: 4/10/2012
  • Pages: 336
  • Sales rank: 195,180
  • Age range: 14 years
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.30 (h) x 1.20 (d)

Meet the Author

Sarah Cross loves fairy tales in all their incarnations. Her first novel, Dull Boy, is about another kind of myth—superheroes. Visit her online at www.sarahcross.com

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  • Posted April 10, 2012

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    This has been an incredible week for me reading wicked dark nove

    This has been an incredible week for me reading wicked dark novels, and Kill Me Softly is another fantastic one. Sarah Cross has taken several of the loved Grimm Brother's fairytales and wove them together to create her own twisted, modern day dark tale. Cross has also written the most chilling happily-ever-death love triangle with the Valentine brothers and Mira. These two gorgeous, romantic guys are to die for…literally. I loved Sarah Cross’ writing and her creativity of this dark romantic fairy tale. I also loved the sarcastic humor between Blue and Mira in this story.


    Mira is turning sweet sixteen in a week, and she’s never been allowed by her godmothers Elsa and Bliss to return to Beau Rivage to visit her parents burial site after they die when Mira was a baby. Mira's godmothers has forbidden Mira from doing a lot of things, like shaving her legs, using scissors, and the do not list goes on and on. Mira decides she wants to share this special birthday with her parents, as she just has to have this closeness in her life with her parents. So she runs away. When she gets to Beau Rivage, she realizes that finding where her parents is buried is going to be harder than she thought, and when Blue Valentine tells her she’s in danger of his brother, Felix, Mira feels like she just walked into a Looney Tune’s cartoon.

    Blue is going to do whatever it takes to protect Mira from Felix, but how can Blue protect Mira when she doesn't want his protection. Felix and Mira are falling for each other, too. Mira is on an insane roller coaster ride with Felix and Blue and Blue's friends. Mira knows their all hiding a dark secret from her and this dark secret will become Mira's destiny and the answers she has been searching for.

    Kill Me Softly is dark and dramatic, with humor that had me laughing out loud, and a wicked romance. Cross also leaves an opening for a second book, but Kill Me Softly can stand alone. I recommend Kill Me Softly as one dark read you will definitely want to have on your To-Be-Read list.

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