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A review by umamah
Rebel Rose by Emma Theriault
4.0
I knew it’d get intense towards the end. I didn’t think there’d be kidnapping and an assassination attempt, but intense it was.
I enjoyed reading this book so much. There was so much politics though, which made it boring in some parts, especially since it’s a relatively slow-paced book, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. I like that we all were on the journey with Belle, we were as uncertain and doubtful as Belle because it was unclear to the readers also what the motive behind the rest of the characters actions were. It was slightly predictable from both directions, but the fact that both the directions the book could take were predictable, made it a lot more unpredictable.
What I absolutely loved about this book was the romance between Belle and Lio. I loved that Belle was absolutely sure of one thing in this whole book and it was her love for Lio. There was no chance that Belle would leave Lio ever at any point in the story, despite not wanting to be Queen, despite being torn between two worlds. In some books, the character tends to run away, which is fun to read sometimes, but it was really refreshing to read about this headstrong, brilliant, brave, kind, loving, intelligent, bookworm female character who knew her responsibilities and would never abandon those who she loves. Belle is a Queen - in every sense of the word.
On another note, Cogsworth and Lumiére (not sure how to spell his name) were ever the same!! I love that the author managed to keep their conflicting comedy personalities and the friendship and interaction between them as shown in the movie. It was really nice. Mrs Potts was the loving mother figure of the palace - and especially to Belle - and I love her. Maurice is also the father figure, but he was gone for the whole book even though they said at the start that he’s coming home, like what’s that about?
I enjoyed reading this book so much. There was so much politics though, which made it boring in some parts, especially since it’s a relatively slow-paced book, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. I like that we all were on the journey with Belle, we were as uncertain and doubtful as Belle because it was unclear to the readers also what the motive behind the rest of the characters actions were.
Spoiler
Heck, even I suspected Marguerite to be the bad guy instead of Bastien at one point, so either way I wasn’t sure which way the book would go.What I absolutely loved about this book was the romance between Belle and Lio. I loved that Belle was absolutely sure of one thing in this whole book and it was her love for Lio. There was no chance that Belle would leave Lio ever at any point in the story, despite not wanting to be Queen, despite being torn between two worlds. In some books, the character tends to run away, which is fun to read sometimes, but it was really refreshing to read about this headstrong, brilliant, brave, kind, loving, intelligent, bookworm female character who knew her responsibilities and would never abandon those who she loves. Belle is a Queen - in every sense of the word.
On another note, Cogsworth and Lumiére (not sure how to spell his name) were ever the same!! I love that the author managed to keep their conflicting comedy personalities and the friendship and interaction between them as shown in the movie. It was really nice. Mrs Potts was the loving mother figure of the palace - and especially to Belle - and I love her. Maurice is also the father figure, but he was gone for the whole book even though they said at the start that he’s coming home, like what’s that about?