A review by lizreadsbooks
The Beast's Heart by Leife Shallcross

emotional slow-paced

3.0

If you like Beauty and the Beast, you’ll likely enjoy this rather standard retelling without many twists, though it is narrated from the Beast’s perspective. The writing is lyrical and romantic. However, it felt overly long and slow paced to me— probably didn’t need 400 pages to tell this story. Still, I enjoyed the added details and side plots about Isabeau’s family, especially her sisters. The father character felt a bit unnecessarily melodramatic. In all, as a fairytale retelling, it’s pleasant, if not revolutionary. 3ish stars.
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