A review by anna_feather
The Beauty and the Beast by Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The first half while being completely different from the versions i know of (the Disney one of course and the 1948 movie). i was surprised but in a good way. expect maybe by the fact there is no library in that story (a shame imo). 
but the other half… with the prince’s tale and the fairy’s and after that it was a mess. 

also the moral at the end was so bad. beauty and the beast was for me about looking beyond the apparences. and it’s the moral of the 1st half. 2nd moral however is : don’t worry i would never let you marry a peasant you’re a prince. only a princess or a fairy is worthy of you… so i feel like it defeat the whole purpose of the 1st half. appearance does not matter but title does…

anyway the book as an object is stunning