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Belle A Retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" Once upon a Time Cameron Dokey Mahlon F Craft Books

I've enjoyed this series and this author, but this was a letdown. Let me make it simple--we don't meet the Beast until OVER HALFWAY into the book.

Yes, this is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, so it's supposed to be different, but for over one hundred pages, there was endless, unnecessary information about Belle and her sisters and how Belle isn't pretty and ships and fortune and relatives and this and that and...

I dropped reading the book for months because of how dull it was. When I picked it up again, I was glad to finally meet the Beast, and the rest was good. I'll read more from this series, but hopefully nothing like this.


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Belle A Retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" Once upon a Time Cameron Dokey Mahlon F Craft Books Reviews

Though I am not a teen or child anymore fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are still nice to read. Living a few hours in them through your favorite child hood characters perspective is still fun for me. I usually like Snow White but I have read far more Beauty and the Beast retellings than any other. This one Belle by Cameron Dokey was among my favorites. I loved the change from instead of the Rose which is present in every Beauty and the Beast story it was changed to the Heartwood Tree. The story behind the tree was beautiful. The way things were described was really good. It was easy to visualize everything. I liked that Belle wasn't perfect she had flaws especially examining herself beside her sisters. I have always loved the story Beauty and the Beast because it is all about finding your true love looking deeeper than the skin (Appearace) and seeing a persons true heart. I liked this retelling very much. I have read other Cameron Dokey books and I will read more. This is a fine book for any age. For you are never too old to believe in happily ever afters.
Beauty and the Beast has always been my favorite Disney movie. And as I have gotten older, I have sought out different adaptions for my beloved story, and this one I must say, was a gem. I loved the fact that the older sister were not spoiled and arrogant. That they were loving sisters, and wished that Belle would see herself as they saw her.

I also loved how easily you can relate to Belle. I think that every girl (and woman) goes through a period of time where they believe that they are not beautiful, that they don't have anything to offer. And that they will be eclipsed by someone of greater "beauty" than them. I love how you see Belle's inner fight with herself. And asks the question that every woman will ask themselves "Am I beautiful?".

Another thing that I loved was how Belle's mother was alive. It gave the story a new feel to it, another new facet to the story, that made it different from the many others that are out there. And just like the sisters, the mother was loving and just wanted the best for Belle, even though sometime, she didn't go about the best way to show it, no parent is perfect.

There is only one problem that I had with this version. So much of the story was spent building up to her going to live with the Beast, that when she finally did, it felt rushed. I really wished more time would have been spent on this part. I would not have minded one bit if the book had to be longer to accommodate this. I just wish I could have seen more between the beast and belle. And that is the only reason this got 4 out of 5 stars.

One last thing, the Heartwood tree was an interesting addition to the story. As well as Belle's ability to "see" into a piece of wood, and discover what lay inside, waiting to be carved out. And this being the reason, she goes to live with the Beast, so she can carve the piece of the Heartwood Tree. It gave a newest to the story, while so many others just rehash all the old bits, Cameron Dokey was able to make it her own. And that takes true talent.

Overall, this is a must buy for lovers of this beautiful story. I am so glad that I bought it, and I have a feeling that I will wear the book out, because I know that I am going to be rereading it. Go out and get your copy today!!!
Dokey maintains the traditional French version of the fairy tale. For a while, she becomes existential about "Beauty" and its connotation.
There are two quotes that I liked
On page 42 Belle's father tells her "We all are more than what others call us."
On page 192 Grand-Pere Alphonse tells Belle "For what love truly is, where it truly resides, in a place that none of us can see."
Considering that Robin McKinley has written what I consider to be the definitive retellings of Beauty and the Beast [...] I enjoyed Dokey's version way more than I expected. Annabelle, or Belle as she's more commonly known, has spent most of her life feeling inferior to her spectacularly beautiful older sisters - when in their presence, she's so overshadowed by their beauty she's been known to disappear. For one whose very name means "beauty," not living up to the expectations set by such a name is a heavy burden indeed. Dokey takes her time developing the story, and she places a great emphasis on developing Belle's character and her relationships with her parents and sisters. Due to the short length of the Once Upon a Time novels, this leaves less time than I would have preferred for detailing Belle's interactions with the Beast. However, I loved the addition of the Heartwood Tree and the role it plays in their relationship. In order for the curse to be broken, both Belle and the Beast must learn to truly see each other - to see not with physical eyes, but with the eyes of the heart. Belle's heart's desire to is to be loved for herself, and she discovers that her own special brand of beauty was there all along - it only needed to be recognized by the eyes of her true love. Belle took a while to win me over (she's hung up on her looks - or lack thereof - for a little too long), but Dokey's sweet wrap-up of the story won me over. All in all, I found this to be a quite satisfying spin on the Beauty & the Beast tale, and I appreciate the unique touch, like Belle's desire to be seen, that Dokey brings to the old familiar tale.
I've enjoyed this series and this author, but this was a letdown. Let me make it simple--we don't meet the Beast until OVER HALFWAY into the book.

Yes, this is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, so it's supposed to be different, but for over one hundred pages, there was endless, unnecessary information about Belle and her sisters and how Belle isn't pretty and ships and fortune and relatives and this and that and...

I dropped reading the book for months because of how dull it was. When I picked it up again, I was glad to finally meet the Beast, and the rest was good. I'll read more from this series, but hopefully nothing like this.