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The Beast Heart Beauty and the Beast reimagined from the Beast point of view Leife Shallcross author 9781473668706 Books

I've never liked the story of Beauty and the Beast. At all. Any version. THIS book is brilliant and beautiful and sweet; a love story that is literally a matter of life and death. It took me by surprise, and I grew to care so much for the Beast and for Isabeau that I couldn't put it down.


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The Beast Heart Beauty and the Beast reimagined from the Beast point of view Leife Shallcross author 9781473668706 Books Reviews

The beast’s heart needs no introduction for it is a retelling of beauty and the beast, this time from the beast’s perspective. It is elegantly written with beautiful prose and vivid descriptions. It does not fail to explore the depths of emotion and the romance is hard fought and won.

Still, I was left disappointed. The plot is heavy with self-pity which I could scarcely suffer. For a man who is cursed to live as a beast, it seriously lacks self-reflection. He is too busy searching for a way out to look within thus robbing the book of depth. The plot itself is also lacklustre and continuously covers the same ground like a three spoke wheel tumbling over on itself. There are only so many times you can present dinner, the library, the music room and the garden before it becomes old and stale. Seriously, all that magic within the house and they did nothing with it. The ending was also truncated, slipping away from first person into narrative robbing the reader of vital scenes. Where was the confrontation with the father as Julien/Beast asks for Isabeua’s hand in marriage? Where is the white wedding and the transition from self-pity to joy and happily ever after? Where are the dreams fulfilled for the happy couple? The restoration of the family name…

I was also disappointed for another reason. Fairy tales are about the epitome of the heart’s desire. Yet in this new millennium, are we to believe that the best a young woman can hope for is to marry a man, learn to love him and become a wife and mother. Is this the narrative that we still want our daughters to read? Whilst the author holds true to the original story, I had hoped there’d be a modern slant finally bringing equality to this old tale. Well written, but a disappointing story.
He is angry, he is fierce, he is feared, he is cursed, he is lonely. “I was a man once before, but I was enchanted-cursed,”. The Beast’s Heart is parallel to The Beauty and The Beast classic fairytale story. You get to experience The Beasts’ point of view in this epic fairytale. His desires to have someone to speak to, someone who does not fear him, someone to treat him like a man not a beast. After over a century of solitude a trespasser stumbles onto The Beasts’ enchanted property. A trespasser with a beautiful daughter. Beast doesn’t want to be feared but he wants to not be alone anymore. Even though bargain is made as the trespasser leaves he knows nor does he expect to lay his eyes on Isabeau. The hope now crushed until Isabeau, against her father’s wishes, shows up to the gates. The magic that surrounds the estate, doors open without a doorman, clothes appear and adjust without a seamstress, food appears without a chief, drinks are delivered without a servant, rooms are cleaned without a maid do not frighten Isabeau nor does the Beast. I friendship forms but is it enough to break the curse? Truly Enchanted. Truly cursed. This was a sweet story of friendship and love.

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I've read a lot of Beauty and the Beast retellings, dozens and dozens, some ya some ... not so ya but not a single one was from the Beast's perspective and I found that really enchanting about this version. We never really know what the Beast is feeling and thinking as the story progresses.

This Beast crawls his way up from being an animal ruled by all of his baser instincts to slowly but surely learning how to be a man again, it honestly had me smiling ear to ear as he took delight in taking a bath and when he spoke words instead of howled.

Beauty is named Isabeau in this version and I found her to endearing and sweet .. I would have loved a few chapters from her perspective. The Beast has been alone for over a century and hasn't had human contact so I'm sure he missed some social cues or facial expressions and I just want ti know what she was thinking a few times.

I really loved Isabeau's sisters, we really got to see them grow and learn in this telling instead of them being spoiled and lazy as in some (or nonexistent in others).

"I can see your great calamity," she said wryly. "A handsome, rich, young nobleman of unexceptionable character has expressed a clear interest in you. We must flee the county at once."

If you love Beauty and the Beast retellings I truly recommend this one!
I've never liked the story of Beauty and the Beast. At all. Any version. THIS book is brilliant and beautiful and sweet; a love story that is literally a matter of life and death. It took me by surprise, and I grew to care so much for the Beast and for Isabeau that I couldn't put it down.