A review by annashiv
Beauty by Robin McKinley

3.0

A bit too slow. It lacks enough conflict to make it compelling or interesting and you don't even meet the beast until literally halfway through the book. It was fine, but it didn't add anything that special to the original tale. It's a faithful adaptation and well written, but I just didn't get really into it. It was too distant and mediocre. I'm not sure why so many other reviews think it's so similar to the Disney version. It's nothing like it. Anyway, maybe I would have liked it when I was younger, but it just felt like it wasn't anything special.