A review by sevenacrebooks
Beauty's Kingdom by A.N. Roquelaure

2.0

I felt this story, much like Prince Lestat, is just a way to catch up with her old characters and prepare us for more books to come. It felt like so much backstory and openings of new storylines but without a storyline itself. I hope the next book, if there is one, will focus on fewer characters and be more in depth. The beginning felt rushed-how Beauty and Laurent come back, the Queen dying, and how quickly the kingdom flourished. However, Anne Rice is descriptive as ever with her discipline of slaves and their adornments. It makes for a more comfortable read knowing that all the slaves are now voluntary- but that felt a bit like Rice was trying to be PC.