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booksofkings's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
snakeboba's review
5.0
This one sticks closer to the Disney version up until Belle wanders into the West Wing. That's when the twist happens! So hang in there. I almost was disappointed thinking there weren't going to be any big differences.
Boy was I in for a surprise!
I don't want to give away too much but I will say I liked how you got to read about Belle’s mother and father to understand why she would curse the prince. There was more than him simply rejecting to let the crone come in because while that's still how it occurred there's this back story on how magical folk are treated differently due to an incident.
Bonus to this being a book you're able to receive more interaction between Belle and Beast! That means you're able to watch the romance unfold rather than getting little snips.
Another plus is if you like mystery there's a dash of that involved.
Boy was I in for a surprise!
I don't want to give away too much but I will say I liked how you got to read about Belle’s mother and father to understand why she would curse the prince. There was more than him simply rejecting to let the crone come in because while that's still how it occurred there's this back story on how magical folk are treated differently due to an incident.
Bonus to this being a book you're able to receive more interaction between Belle and Beast! That means you're able to watch the romance unfold rather than getting little snips.
Another plus is if you like mystery there's a dash of that involved.
rosatulipan's review against another edition
3.0
Personal Raiting: 8/10
General Raiting: 7/10
I swear I dont understand why there's people who hated this book.
At the beginning we have disney movie!Belle going to rescue her father, and then we have the love story of Maurice and Rosalind (Belle's mother) when they were young, where there was a kingdom full of magical creatures which I've enjoyed it so much!
However, it's not until Belle touches the rose that the author's world truly starts to blossom.
A lot of people says the book its pretty dark and I would say that although it is a bit darker than the disney version, especially towards the end, it's mostly more light hearted than it seems.
The book its great but if you are going to read it then don't assume that its going to go the way you think.
General Raiting: 7/10
I swear I dont understand why there's people who hated this book.
At the beginning we have disney movie!Belle going to rescue her father, and then we have the love story of Maurice and Rosalind (Belle's mother) when they were young, where there was a kingdom full of magical creatures which I've enjoyed it so much!
However, it's not until Belle touches the rose that the author's world truly starts to blossom.
A lot of people says the book its pretty dark and I would say that although it is a bit darker than the disney version, especially towards the end, it's mostly more light hearted than it seems.
The book its great but if you are going to read it then don't assume that its going to go the way you think.
abigailcooper's review
4.0
conflicted. on one side, i loved this. on the other, i couldn’t stand the mother. respectfully, rosalind can eat dirt.
fantasylover5's review
3.0
Personally I was not a big fan of this book. I feel like the author could have done things a tad differently. One being not telling Belle how to break the curse but yet she still goes to break the curse in a different way. I feel like she could have been told he was cursed and not how to break it, making the whole process of searching to break it more enjoyable.
orangehippo2016's review
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
4.0
Beauty and the Beast has never really been one of my favourite tales. It's hard to pinpoint exactly where it goes wrong between me and this fairytale, but it does go wrong and not even the huge and amazing library can make up for it. I do know that one of the main parts that goes wrong with me is the whole "true beauty lies within" message, that is utterly destroyed by turning the beast back into a beautiful prince at the end of the story. I guess you can see it symbolically, but I never really liked that part.
So, I was a little reluctant to pick this book up. But, it did start quite interesting with quite some backstory on Maurice, his wife (Belle's mother and the enchantress) and the world they were living in and how that eventually led to the curse. But once that backstory was told, the book followed the Disney Tale maybe a little too closely for a too long while for me.
However, the moment the beast and Belle escape the castle to find more information on her mother, the curse and what has truly happened the story picks up pace rather quickly. I don't want to give away too much, but I really liked how the whole Gaston plot line was handled here and I liked the role the Asylum played in all of this. The last 150 pages made me love this book a whole lot more and the message at the end of THIS story was one that worked far better for me.
It will probably never be my favorite Disney tale, and also not my favorite twisted tale, but I am glad that I eventually decided to read it!
So, I was a little reluctant to pick this book up. But, it did start quite interesting with quite some backstory on Maurice, his wife (Belle's mother and the enchantress) and the world they were living in and how that eventually led to the curse. But once that backstory was told, the book followed the Disney Tale maybe a little too closely for a too long while for me.
However, the moment the beast and Belle escape the castle to find more information on her mother, the curse and what has truly happened the story picks up pace rather quickly. I don't want to give away too much, but I really liked how the whole Gaston plot line was handled here and I liked the role the Asylum played in all of this. The last 150 pages made me love this book a whole lot more and the message at the end of THIS story was one that worked far better for me.
It will probably never be my favorite Disney tale, and also not my favorite twisted tale, but I am glad that I eventually decided to read it!