Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham

I love fairy tale retellings. Always have. Especially Beauty and the Beast versions. I realize the original story has disturbing attributes and themes. Yet, the retellings seem to eliminate these troublesome tropes. This was an interesting view on this familiar tale. I liked how Beauty took choices that were her own, not forced, or manipulated by anyone, Beast or otherwise. I liked how the author illustrated well that emotions, such as jealousy, infiltrate thoughts and actions to the point of harming oneself. And I'm a sucker for endings that give birth to hope and happiness amid troubles and trials and that joy can be a part of it all. 

Young adult fiction, fantasy, fairy tales

Recommend: Yes