The Beautiful Ones comes out on April 27 from Tor Books. Polk’s The Midnight Bargain and Mary Robinette Kowal’s Glamourist Histories. If this intrigues you, I would also suggest C.L. However, fans of light speculative elements, romance and gorgeous prose will be satisfied. Readers primarily interested in fantasy based on showy magic may not find what they’re looking for in The Beautiful Ones. In Nina and Hector, Moreno-Garcia creates well-rendered and interesting protagonists, even if background characters remain within their archetypes. Hector is a wounded loner with a broken heart and a secret who softens around the woman he loves. As she matures, she has more poise and confidence but keeps her love of nature and forthrightness.
She’s more interested in etymology than fashion, and she’s even a brunette. Nina is the romantic heroine, a naive outsider who is too smart and honest. The novel’s strength lies mostly in its characters and the way Moreno-Garcia plays with traditional romance elements. It’s quieter and subtler the book’s only fantastical element is Nina and Hector’s telepathy, and the fictional Loisail could easily be Regency England or France during the Belle Époque. It’s not a mythological romp like Gods of Jade and Shadowor a feminist horror story like Mexican Gothic. The Beautiful Ones is completely different from Moreno-Garcia’s other work. RELATED: 6 Romance Series To Read if You Loved Bridgerton He seems to fall for her too, but will the secrets he holds keep them apart? While he teaches her to control her abilities and even enjoy them, Nina falls for Hector. High society considers telekinesis vulgar and low class, but as a man, Hector can perform for adoring crowds and travel the world without any judgment or scandal. He is telekinetic too, but unlike Nina – a wealthy woman – people celebrate him for it.
When Hector Auvray arrives in town, everything changes. The telekinesis she struggles to control makes her the victim of vicious gossip behind closed doors and waving fans, people even call her a witch. Living with her doting cousin and his calculating wife for the Grand Season, she tries to find her perfect match among the Beautiful Ones of the city.
Nina is wealthy, but she grew up in the country and knows nothing of the social graces and decorum she’s supposed to possess. Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s newest novel, The Beautiful Ones, is a fantasy of manners and etiquette told with elegance and grace. If you loved Bridgerton but thought to yourself, “I wish this had just a hint of telepathy”, I have the perfect suggestion for you.
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