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A review by marie_thereadingotter
Rebel Rose by Emma Theriault
Did not finish book.
Review:
1.5 stars; DNF 45%
I received this book from NetGalley for review.
Mild Spoilers ahead.
Well, here we are again folks, another DNF for the year. I swear, this is the most I've ever done in a year. Don't know if that has anything to do with the state of the world, or me just not thinking through the books I pick up.
This book had everything going for it to be a 4 or 5-star read for me. Beauty and The Beast is my favorite fairytale, it being the aftermath of the breaking the curse and set during the start of the French Revolution sounds awesome. But I was bored for a majority of the book.
It took me a while to figure it out, but when I went to look at reviews to see if it was just me not enjoying it, I came across a review that pointed out what I think is the root of the problem, Belle doesn't seem like Belle.
The Belle I know from the classic story is headstrong, has strong opinions and isn't afraid to voice them. The Belle in this story is meek and doesn't talk out of turn often.
Lio, formally known as the beast, was also a rather dull character. The interesting thing about him is the obvious PTSD he would have growing up as a monster cut off from the world. But he was also not what I wanted to see from his character. He was so willing to take that advice of people he hadn't seen in a decade, and people who didn't know how he suffered over Belle, even after he makes her an advisor. I don't know, it's just not what I would expect.
Lio and Belle also spend very little time together before he decides to go on a tour to talk to the aristocrats over dealing with the potential of the commoners revolting in his province like they had started to do in Paris. It just seems very short-sighted, and again, when Belle warns him of this he basically brushes her concerns off. And that was around when I stopped reading. I have no idea if things get better to make this more of a 3-star read, but being nearly half-way through the book and very little happening made me decide that this may not be the book for me, and I'm bummed.
1.5 stars; DNF 45%
I received this book from NetGalley for review.
Mild Spoilers ahead.
Well, here we are again folks, another DNF for the year. I swear, this is the most I've ever done in a year. Don't know if that has anything to do with the state of the world, or me just not thinking through the books I pick up.
This book had everything going for it to be a 4 or 5-star read for me. Beauty and The Beast is my favorite fairytale, it being the aftermath of the breaking the curse and set during the start of the French Revolution sounds awesome. But I was bored for a majority of the book.
It took me a while to figure it out, but when I went to look at reviews to see if it was just me not enjoying it, I came across a review that pointed out what I think is the root of the problem, Belle doesn't seem like Belle.
The Belle I know from the classic story is headstrong, has strong opinions and isn't afraid to voice them. The Belle in this story is meek and doesn't talk out of turn often.
Lio, formally known as the beast, was also a rather dull character. The interesting thing about him is the obvious PTSD he would have growing up as a monster cut off from the world. But he was also not what I wanted to see from his character. He was so willing to take that advice of people he hadn't seen in a decade, and people who didn't know how he suffered over Belle, even after he makes her an advisor. I don't know, it's just not what I would expect.
Lio and Belle also spend very little time together before he decides to go on a tour to talk to the aristocrats over dealing with the potential of the commoners revolting in his province like they had started to do in Paris. It just seems very short-sighted, and again, when Belle warns him of this he basically brushes her concerns off. And that was around when I stopped reading. I have no idea if things get better to make this more of a 3-star read, but being nearly half-way through the book and very little happening made me decide that this may not be the book for me, and I'm bummed.