Netflix’s Wednesday meets Norse mythology in this gorgeous dark contemporary fantasy following a teen berserkr sent to a secret magical academy where she must unmask the real killer behind the gruesome campus murders or risk becoming the next victim.
Edith has always been a good girl—she has to be, or her foster family might think she’s like her violent father. No matter how much anger simmers inside her, she keeps it buried, hidden…
Until the day she’s pushed a step too far, and that anger comes bursting out in the form of literal claws.
It’s then that Edith learns she’s a berserkr, a descendant of ancient Norse warriors with the ability to turn into animals. To avoid jail for attacking a student, Edith is shipped off to the mysterious Skallagrim Academy. The ancient school is supposedly a haven for people like her, a place where she can learn to control her powers and then push them down so deep that they’ll never come out again.
But someone—or something—is stalking the dark halls of Skallagrim.
On her second night, Edith stumbles upon a gruesome murder and is caught at the scene of the crime by Amund, who is tasked with hunting down wayward berserkir. Now, with Amund suspecting Edith as the killer, she’ll have to catch the real culprit to prove her innocence before she ends up in the hunter’s crosshairs—or becomes the killer’s next victim.
My Review
I received Beast Becomes Her in return for an honest review via NetGalley.
Edith and her little sister have been living in foster care after the death of her parents and she's determined to no end up like them. When an altercation at school changes everything they are sent off to an Skallagrim Academy to learn to control the berserkr lingering under her skin. While her little sister embraces her new life Edith has spent her who life pushing down who she is and learning control is all that matters.
I love Edith she's such a great character and I really felt that I was able to connect with her. She has two brothers after her affections but that's the least of her worries because after arriving bodies start turning up. Teaming up with Amund the brother tasked with finding the killer they form an unlikely bond. I loved the sweet connection between them and he's totally swoonworthy in every way as a hunter and monster.
This is my first book by the author and after seeing some artwork on Insta I knew I needed to read it and I'm very glad that I did. The book is beautifully written it's an emotional coming of age story with just a sprinkle of romance. I was hooked right from the start and devoured this book in just one afternoon of reading. I loved every moment of the story and I'm obsessed with her storytelling. I'm planning on diving into her other book, and she's going on my autobuy list.
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