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Beauty by Kerascoët, Hubert Boulard

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adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-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

5.0

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lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.25

Loved this, filled with amazing art, compelling story, and a dark tone fairy tale!

A poor village girl with a face only her mother loves, accidentally frees a fairy and is granted a wish. She wishes for beauty and the fairy delivers...only this wish backfires as it brings out the terribleness in men's hearts. The beauty brings her nothing but hardship and riches.
If only she had wished for respect, could things have gone differently? I think she wished for what we maybe all have wished for at some point, beauty. It really puts things in a perspective of values, if those could be wished for? Anyway, eventually we do see our beauty become more wise with inspiration from her daughter and does use the gift to the full potential at the nearing ends of her days.
I additionally like the mysterious fairies and their world building/destroying with them

Wonderful, fantastic, and dark!

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