This is a retelling of the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast".
General rating: 3.5 out of 4. One of my most loved books.
1. Is it plausible? Within its genre, it certainly is.
2. Is it thought provoking? Well, maybe a little.
3. Is it engaging? Yes, very much.
4. Is it uplifting? Yes.
Language: none
Sex: none
My recommendation: Robin McKinley is one of my favorite authors. I've loved almost everything she's written (with a few very notable exceptions--be careful!). I particularly love fairy tale remakes, so I've always particularly liked this book. Ms. McKinley has written 2 versions of Beauty and the Beast--this straightforward tale (which is very much what everyone imagines the story of Beauty and the Beast to be) and, 20 years later, another, "Rose Daughter". They are very different. I enjoy them both (I'll post a review of "Rose Daughter" in a few days), but I prefer the first, "Beauty". This book is just what I think the story should be like. Except the ending is too brief. After a book full of logical progressions and comprehensible emotions, the beast transforms and all ends happily in just a few pages at the end. It really felt abrupt. Other than that, I love this book and highly recommend it.
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