Reviews

The Queen's Council Rebel Rose by Emma Theriault

gbryll's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

3.5

serinde4books's review against another edition

2.0

I love Beauty and the Beast as a result I wanted to love this book. But I didn’t, all of the things I love about Belle were taken away from her in this book. I refusal to take her title comes across as selfish and childish. The belle from beauty and the beast was self-sacrificing for her loved ones she was intelligent, and moral. The bell in this book was the beast before his transformation. She was selfish, she used her commoner background as an excuse, and it started to grate on me as if it was arrogance. She would continuously spout her love for Lio and the people of Aveyon, yet she was unwilling to truly embrace her role and do the duties they needed from her. She rejected both the title and the obligations and hurt Lio each time she did so. That is not how the Belle from the fairytales I know acts.
This book was slow and my anger at Belle did not help, by chapter 10 I was seriously considering putting the book down. I’m too stubborn though and I hate not finishing what I start.
This was supposed to be a continuation of the story, but in reality I feel like it was a retelling with Belle and the Beast’s roles reversed.

ksheamama's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

aprilreads_andwanders's review against another edition

2.0

I received an E-arc of this title from Disney Hyperion via NetGalley for review. Thank you! This in now influences my opinion

Unfortunately this one just didn’t work for me. I LOVE retellings so I was super excited to start this one. Unfortunately everything kind of fell flat for me. The characters, the plot...I wasn’t engaged or invested and found it way to easy to put down. The one thing I did enjoy was the French Revolution setting. I found that interesting and it did add some enjoyment to an otherwise kind of just “okay” storyline.

strawberry_shortcakez's review against another edition

5.0

This book was brilliant I adored it

bellisima's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

deliriumania's review against another edition

1.0

C'était... ok au début. Long. Ennuyeux.
Et cette femme n'est pas Belle. C'est une protagoniste de YA banale.
J'ai un peu l'impression d'avoir perdu mon temps, du coup je vais aller regarder le film original pour me consoler :'(

booksandbaking's review against another edition

adventurous informative lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This is YA and I'm out of that range, so take my rating with a grain of salt. I didn't connect with the characters and beauty and the beast was my favorite as a kid. Belle is wishy washy. She's meek one minute then super opinionated the next. She's selfish and short sighted. She refuses a title when that would allow her to make the change she wants to see. The plot points are all very convenient (unbelievable). None of them feel satisfying  because they come so easily. 

angek98's review against another edition

5.0

Wtf why cant all Disney movies be like this im lowkey kind of surprised about all the things that happened in here. Bangers.