A review by labyrinth_witch
Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge by Lisa Jensen

5.0

This was a wonderful and original reimagining of the beauty and the beast tale. First, the author is marvelously attuned to the lore of wisewomen and accurately depicts the witch. She also imagines the beast as the beginning of the green-man and pan lore, which was such a wonderful conclusion to the story. I love that she made the candelabra female and the main character of the story. And while she didn’t use the name Gaston, I love that she combined the arrogance of the character and the softness of the beast into one being. So much about this story that I love. The enchantments, the idea of beauty being corrupting, the difference between cruelty (inattention) and love (attention), about the power of hate and love to cause transformations in people, about action and consequences, about the power within each of us to affect our own person transformation. Such a good book.