The Beast Within
A cursed prince sits alone in a secluded castle Few have seen him, but those who claim they have say his hair is wild and nails are sharp like a beast s But how did this prince, once jovial and beloved by the people, come to be a reclusive and bitter monster And is it possible that he can ever find true love and break the curse that has been placed upon him Free Download The Beast Within [ By ] Serena Valentino [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr To see this review and others please visit www.readrantrockandroll.comI decided to spend my entire rainy Sunday reading nothing but Beauty and the Beast. After finishing Lost in a Book this morning, I was still hungry forThis review may contain some spoilers so read at your own riskThe Beast Within begins with the Prince and how he s sickened with the fact that he s been transformed into a beast He s tormented by the three evil sister witches who have cast a spell on him At this poin To see this review and others please visit www.readrantrockandroll.comI decided to spend my entire rainy Sunday reading nothing but Beauty and the Beast. After finishing Lost in a Book this morning, I was still hungry forThis review may contain some spoilers so read at your own riskThe Beast Within begins with the Prince and how he s sickened with the fact that he s been transformed into a beast He s tormented by the three evil sister witches who have cast a spell...This is the second instalment in the Villains series, which rework the original tales from the initial villain s perspective.Of the series, this is the title I was both the most eager and hesitant to get to Eager, as the Beauty and the Beast films are so beloved to me Hesitant, as I had never viewed the Beast as the story line s villain and had, instead, reserved that spot for Gaston I feared Valentino would approach the Beast from a less sensitive viewpoint than he deserved.My fears were qui This is the second instalment in the Villains series, which rework the original tales from the initial villain s perspective.Of the series, this is the title I was both the most eager and hesitant to get to Eager, as the Beauty and the Beast films are so beloved to me Hesitant, as I had never viewed the Beast as the story line s villain and had, instead, reserved that spot for Gaston I feared Valentino would approach the Beast from a less sensitive viewpoint than he deserved.My fears were quickly assuaged and this allowed the Beast s quirks, personality and characteristics to remains much like the original An understanding and prior knowledge of how his present predicament had befallen him was provided and it was in perfect keeping with everything already known about him.There were also exciting additional characters that added some much needed individuality It made for an entertaining reading experience seeing former cha...What an utter disappointment.Right off the bat they are changing the story that we know from the movie replacing the enchantress with three obnoxious villainous witches that frequent the castle to torture the Beast Who thought that was a good idea This is a huge letdown, the Beast should start off unlikable and then change and grow through the love of Belle, instead they ve made him immediately sympathetic.You are ruining the original I only read the first two chapters and could not power throu What an utter disappointment.Right off the bat they are changing the story that we know from t...I was so disappointed with this I had read Valentino s previous Disney villain novel Fairest of All and enjoyed it immensely I d also read previous works of Valentino s and enjoyed those as well So when I saw this new story out, I did something unusual for me, and bought it without looking up reviews or reading through it a bit Valentino had established herself a competent writer with a flair for darker themes, so I was confident in my purchase.That ll teach me.I m not sure if she was tryi I was so disappointed with this I had read Valentino s previous Disney villain novel Fairest of All and enjoyed it immensely I d also read previous works of Valentino s and enjoyed those as well So when I saw this new story out, I did something unusual for me, and bought it without looking up reviews or reading through it a bit Valentino had established herself a competent writer with a flair for darker themes, so I was confident in my purchase.That ll teach me.I m not sure if she was trying out a new writing style, was told she was writing for a much younger audience, or simply had other projects that took away attention and time from this, but this particular story reads like an amateur attempt.The writin...Despite the fact that this tale diverges from the original Disney movie, I loved it This is from Beast s point of view It follows his full transition from prince to beast and slowly maneuvers into the tale that we already know I was rather intrigu...Para morir, uno tuvo primero tuvo que estar vivo Y la Bestia por fin pod a decir que hab a encontrado el amor, que hab a vivido.2.5La verdad es que no fue nada de lo que esperaba, el libro es entretenido, muy f cil y r pido de leer pero no me convenci del todo, la Bestia me cay mal todo el libro, si, ya sab amos que es un hombre ego sta, superficial, etc, pero es que aqu fue insoportable por como se comportaba aun sabiendo ya lo del hechizo, adem s de que seg n yo, que recuerde, claro, en la Para morir, uno tuvo primero tuvo que estar...The beast within tells the story of how Prince Adam becomes cursed, how the curse takes place and what he is like before he meets Belle It continues on to the bit where Belle and Beast fall in love, beast transforms back to prince Adam and they live happily ever after It has some scenes which we have come to know and love from Beauty and the beast But adds dimensi...I think this may be where I jump off of this series I don t think it works for me.Here s my unsolicited advice to the author If you are enad of these three bird like witches, then by all means, write their story Write a whole bunch of them Original stories Write their history and all the terrible things they ve done Enjoy doing that as it appears you thoroughly enjoy writing about them, but don t shoehorn them into stories where they don t belong This is twice now that they ve overtak I think this may be where I jump off of this series I don t think it works for me.Here s my unsolicited advice to the author If you are enad of these three bird like witches, then by all means, write their story Write a whole bunch of them Original stories Write their history and all the terrible things they ve done Enjoy doing that as it appears you thoroughly enjoy writing about them, but don t shoehorn them into stories where they don t belong This is twice now that they ve overtaken a story and I didn t enjoy it And if you are going to use Disney s version with Belle as the jumping off point, well, the prince was eleven when he was changed Pay attention to your source material The Beast and Gaston were friends No Just No.To readers If you are looking for insight into the Beast, don t look here as you won t get it The whole story is about him being...I bought this book while at Disney World and was really excited to read it, because Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney movie and I ve always been curious about the prince s life before he met Belle Unfortunately, this was justit s just not very good This is written like really bad fanfiction certain choices the writer has made don t make sense time or plot wise in relation to the film why would the Be...FANBOY POV What an amazing retelling This is a retelling that doesn t stray away from the original story CRITIC POV Some of the scenes look rushed I won t recommend this book to readers who haven t seen or read Beauty and The Beast THE REVIEWWRITING STYLE There is something hypnotizing about Miss Valentino s writing Her prose knows when to grab you at the right moment My only problem is sometimes it feels like there are parts that are just there for the sake of sounding poetic and musical FANBOY POV What an amazing retelling This is a...
- 07 February 2018 Serena Valentino
- Hardcover
- 215 pages
- 1423159128
- Serena Valentino
- The Beast Within