It felt so rushed and there was no heart behind it. Some parts of the book were taken directly from the Disney movie (the original animated one that I have watched approximately 2,568,401 times) which normally wouldn't bother me, but the dialogue was exact and it didn't explore any of the scenes at all. While reading his chapters, all I could picture in my head was Joffrey Baratheon, and any GOT fan knows that is not a compliment. Spoiler Alert: Belle ends up with him and you're like, NOOOOOOO! Additionally, his story arc was 100% flat. There was nothing redeemable about his character. I don't know if maybe the fact that Beauty and the Beast is my favorite fairy tale made me more critical of this, or if it is just strictly the content that didn't agree with me. It was good, not spectacular, but interesting. I have read the first book in the series, Fairest of All, and gave it 3-stars. I have all the books in this series and love how they look on my shelves, but. Please know, this hurts my heart to write this. There's not a lot here and what is, wasn't great.
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