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A review by sqeeker
Belle: A Retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" by Cameron Dokey
4.0
This is a great retelling of an old favorite!! The ending was beautiful.
Plot: The story begins a little slowly, but it picks up. Now that I have finished the book, I can understand why the author wanted to add all the stuff at the beginning that made it slow. The ending is really great. I think it ended perfectly. The whole story flows smoothly, and it's just an great enjoyable read. I think I liked this version a little better than Robin McKinley's Beauty.
Characters: I loved how realistic the 3 sisters were. They annoyed each other, but they loved each other. It was really great to see that. I didn't like that Belle worried about her looks so much in the beginning, but I suppose that is what the story is called, Belle/Beauty. I loved Belle's father. It warms my heart when a daughter and father have such a loving and understanding relationship. The Beast wasn't in the story as much, and I wish the author had a done a bit more with him. I would love to see a book come out from the Beast's perspective.
Plot: The story begins a little slowly, but it picks up. Now that I have finished the book, I can understand why the author wanted to add all the stuff at the beginning that made it slow. The ending is really great. I think it ended perfectly. The whole story flows smoothly, and it's just an great enjoyable read. I think I liked this version a little better than Robin McKinley's Beauty.
Characters: I loved how realistic the 3 sisters were. They annoyed each other, but they loved each other. It was really great to see that. I didn't like that Belle worried about her looks so much in the beginning, but I suppose that is what the story is called, Belle/Beauty. I loved Belle's father. It warms my heart when a daughter and father have such a loving and understanding relationship. The Beast wasn't in the story as much, and I wish the author had a done a bit more with him. I would love to see a book come out from the Beast's perspective.