Cruel Angel
There was a time I felt lost and alone...until I met them, and together our souls took flight: My gentle Raoul and our deadly Angel of Music. Haunted by the violent death of her parents, Christine Daaé longs to find solace in music, but debilitating stage fright keeps her firmly in the shadows. All she can hope for is a few stolen moments singing to herself in the mournful silence of the backstage stairwell...until one night, the shadows sing back.
In exchange for complete devotion, her mysterious Phantom promises to teach her everything he knows--and with his praise boosting her confidence, Christine is finally able to take center stage...catching the eye of her sweet childhood friend turned something more, Raoul. But her mysterious mentor is as obsessive as he is demanding, and he will not share Christine with anyone--not unless he can have them both in a bargain that is as dangerous as it is seductive. Light and shadows, gentleness and raging passion, the three of them should not fit so perfectly together.
Yet as a supernatural force looms, ready to tear them apart forever, Christine must decide if love can truly exist in the space between beauty and madness...and whether she's finally ready to fully embrace the music of the night. An addictive and truly original spicy New Adult retelling of The Phantom of the Opera with a magical twist. RICH BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE: Gorgeous b&w interior art Additional scenes And more!
- Pages
- 400
- First published
- April 14, 2026
Shelved by 2 Litcadians
Reviews
Started June 2, 2026 · Finished June 13, 2026
The premise of this book had me really intrigued from the start. I really enjoy Rebecca's books, they're so fantastical but with a really good plot. With this book I enjoyed seeing the perspectives of each character, I liked the plot revolving around a stage show which felt very fun to me. General plot spoilers coming I liked that Christine wasn't your typical 'damsel in distress' FMC but that she also learnt you can rely on others. Erik, as much as he felt he only needed Christine, I loved that he realised he also wanted/needed Raoul. And Raoul's discovery that he wasn't 'broken' like his family thought he was and basically tortured him to help him shift before he was ready, once he was accepted by others it happened. There was a point in this story where i was surprised there was so much of it left because I thought it was being wrapped up, but I'm very glad the story went the way it did. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.