The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince
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Serena Valentino. (2014). The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince. Disney Book Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Serena Valentino. 2014. The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince. Disney Book Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Serena Valentino, The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince. Disney Book Group, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)Serena Valentino. The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince. Disney Book Group, 2014.
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June 15, 2014
A retelling of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, told from the Beast's perspective.The story opens as the Beast contemplates whether Belle-recently made a prisoner in his castle-will ever come to love him. The timeline then moves backward to the days when the Beast was a human prince, and so begins a story that is predictable-when it isn't entirely ridiculous-and filled with characters as flat as the pages they're written on. As a human prince, the Beast spurns the love of Circe, who turn out to be the younger sister of the "odd sisters," witches whose behavior is so nonsensical it's a wonder they stop cackling long enough to curse him. Though the pre-Beast Prince certainly deserves his curse, whether any actual human being could contain the degree of vanity, selfishness and conceit the Prince exhibits is questionable. One interesting curveball comes in the presentation of the Prince and Gaston (the vain sportsman romantically interested in Belle) as childhood best friends. However, the blandness of the characters negates anything interesting that might have sprung from this twist, which is not nearly enough to save the story as a whole.With clunky writing, an uninspired plot and unbelievably one-dimensional characters (including villains so absurd no one would fear them), this spinoff effort is disappointing at best. (Fantasy. 12-18)COPYRIGHT(2014) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Gr 4-6-Many children grow up with some familiarity with the story of Beauty and the Beast, particularly the Walt Disney version. Readers often admire the beautiful and smart Belle, a devoted daughter and booklover, who is as lovely on the inside as the outside. That she could come to love such a horrific-looking and reclusive creature is testament to her kind nature. And yet, readers know so little of this mysterious Beast and of the spell that caused him to become an outcast within his own kingdom. In this spin-off from Disney's retelling of the old tale, Valentino does her best to expand upon the Beast's side of things: What was it that transformed the handsome and charming Prince into a Beast? Gaston plays a big role in this story, as does a competing love interest of both male characters, Tulip. Belle doesn't appear until toward the end, as this book operates as a prelude to the film. Some new characters add interest, such as the Odd Sisters, a trio of witches spurred by a broken heart and a zeal for revenge. As interesting as that premise is, the book is weighted down by clunky writing, shallow character development, a lack of depth and nuance. It will likely appeal to only the most die-hard fans of the Disney film.-Meg Allison, The Moretown School, VT
Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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