A Twisted Tale story is always a fun read. With this twisted tale I loved the dual POV that we got with the story. How the lore was laid out for us and we got to see how everything got to the point that it did in the story.
I thought how everything was done with the history was impeccable and had me hooked from the start to the finish. I loved how this twist played out, and enjoyed how satisfying it was to finish.

The story itself was quite nice. It read a bit like fan fiction, which I suppose in a sense it is. I will admit I was disappointed with then ending, however it did encourage my reading streak to kick back up and definitely didn’t stop me from reading the entire book in one sitting. 

I've been a Beauty and the Beast fan for years. I think I wore out a VHS tape of the Disney version, and oh, that library! So when I learned that there was a "twisted tale" version, I quickly added it to my TBR list. 

It's an interesting "what if?" and it relies very heavily on the reader's knowledge of the Disney version of the tale, which is far far older than even the Perrault version. This reliance on the reader's knowledge is a drawback, as someone who is casually aware of the story would not be able to understand what is going on in this version, or be able to read other of these "twisted tales" without a thorough understanding of the Disney version of the story. 

 On to the story. The first half plays out almost exactly like the Disney movie, though with a lot of backstory about Belle's mother. The chapters alternate between Belle and Maurice in the present time, and Maurice and Belle's mother in the past, with nothing to differentiate the time periods, which is a major drawback, and I almost stopped reading when I couldn't figure out *when* the chapter was taking place. The book goes into detail about what the kingdom was like before the prince was cursed, but more specifically, *why* the enchantress felt it necessary to curse the Prince. Very interesting. 

The story got much more interesting and intense when Belle finds the rose. As the daughter of the enchantress who set the spell, Belle's accidental touch destroys the rose, dooming the Beast and everyone who was caught in the spell to a life of being enchanted household items. The next sections detail their attempts to research how the curse came into being, who placed the curse and why, and how to break it. 

As a huge Disney fan I love these books. But iv'e never like the Beauty and the Beast or Aladdin movies. They seemed cliche and boring. But reading this book brought new light to the story and now I enjoy the movie. I love seeing the twists and turns and new character development. You grow to love the characters that didn't really play a large part in the movie who now have new life in the book.

I loved this version of Beauty and the Beast! The suspense was always there because I wanted to know what happened to Belle’s mom. This is a great read but did not leave me completely mind blown or in awe once I finished it. 

I really liked this book. The story was very confusing at the beginning as it was hard to keep up with the changing of perspectives in each chapter. It was slow to build up. But had a nice tone to it. There were quite a few graphic things in this book and I think it should include a content warning, especially because of the 

torture descriptions (screaming and such) in the asylum towards the end of the book

 I did not like the last chapter of the book, and I definitely would have written it differently. 

It is a fun retelling of the Disney version for Beauty and the Beast - in this retelling, we get to hear more about Belle's parents, the town she's from, and the curse that the Beast is under. While it is clever and the ultimate reveal/ending was surprising, the beginning was rather slow and didn't pick up pace until Part II of the book.