A review by ehmannky
Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales by Soman Chainani

dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A beautiful collection of fairy tale retellings (and Peter Pan). All are good, but a few, like the Peter Pan one, blew me away and made me cry, it's so beautiful and sad. I rank some of these stories with those found in Angela Carter's "The Bloody Chamber."
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