Bryony and Roses

The way Bryony is trapped in the house is more clever than many other Beauty and the Beast stories. It seems to me that there is a deeper backstory. We don't get all of it, but the bits we get are impactful and help us see the whole narrative. There are some dark parts as well that makes this more than just a fairytale. And the ending is so T Kingfisher. With another author it could have felt ridiculous, but it is just perfect with T Kingfisher.