This was an interesting, if, at times, extremely dark, gross and slightly repetitive retelling.Beaut
This was an interesting, if, at times, extremely dark, gross and slightly repetitive retelling.Beauty and the Beast is my favorite fairy tale, and, up until the halfway point of this book, it followed the traditional story from the films. We also got to see, as a parallel story, Maurice and Rosalind’s (Belle’s mother) relationship, and life, unfold. We learn she was the Enchantress, and we learn her well intentioned, if disastrous, reason for cursing the Prince. She evolves into a very complex character, around which this whole book turns. At about the halfway point, just as Belle has made her way to the forbidden West Wing, the story stops being familiar, and takes on an entirely new, and imaginative path. I don’t want to give away too much, or reveal the ending.I say this story is repetitive, not because of the author, but within the series, due to the theme of magical discrimination. It comes up several times in this series, and seeing it so often feels like a lazy plot device. The final third of this book has some extremely dark, gross and horrifying moments. It was shocking to read, and while they did fit the story, it made the book really tough to continue with.I will say, I kind of expected the ending, you could see thing leading that way. While it was predictable, it had a nice touch about it.One of the darker in this series, that I have read, but overall a well done retelling. -- source link