A review by lisamchuk
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley

5.0

I read this book every summer as a junior high aged kid (it was my most favourite for a long time) and was a huge fan of the author back then. Picking it up now, as an adult, all these years later, I can happily say it retained its charm. Beauty and the Beast is one of my favourite fairy tales, and the author does a great job retelling it, with her own minor twists and changes. I can see how I related to the heroine as a teen, as she’s not quite your regular princess - McKinley’s main characters are always strong females and this one is not the beauty of her nickname, which spoke to me as a plain, mousy reader. Highly recommended for those who like fairy tale retellings.