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gremlin24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness and Kidnapping
sar_lion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Racial slurs and Sexism
Minor: Suicide and Sexual harassment
lauraewest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror and Death
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Gore, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Murder
vixenreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Gore, Sexism, and Alcohol
There are discussions of discrimination, segregation, and immigrating outside of a land because of fear for one’s own livelihood.alexinitalics's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Overall, I definitely recommend this book for Disney/beauty and the beast/twisted tales fans but it's not one of my favourites from the series
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Torture, and Grief
Minor: Body horror, Sexism, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
amarti727's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder
meganpbennett's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
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.
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and Abandonment
maymoo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
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- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, and Murder
Minor: Blood and Abandonment
Though these are mentioned in the book I would say it is still appropriate as a YA novel.laurelconover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail