I love Beauty and the Beast re-tellings and want to read them all haha. It took me a while before I was able to pick this one up, but I finally got around to do so. It’s been years now since I got this e-arc and I’ve read a lot of other books in those years. I feel like I would’ve loved this book more if I’d actually read it all those years ago. Nowadays it’s a bit more difficult for a book to really impress me, especially in specific kind of sub-genres like romantic fantasy and such.

It’s promoted as a multi layer story, but for me those layers weren’t really always present I’d say. Was expecting a bit more detailed in depth story-writing here and there. It’s a fun ya re-telling for younger readers though, but it couldn’t really persuade me to fall in love entirely.

This was a decent retelling of Beauty and the Beast. I was able to enjoy the book for the most part, but it did have some dark elements that were hard to get past as I didn't feel they were handled the best.

I always enjoy a fairy tale retelling, but this one wasn’t quite for me. In Beast, Lisa Jensen aims to retell the Beast’s side of Beauty and the Beast. There were some twists and turns, but I didn’t love how a traumatic event was handled.

This one was a DNF for me. I will not be posting a review of it but thank you for sending. it just wasn't for me. Thank you again for the copy

I did not finish Beast: A tale of love and revenge due to unexpected content in this book. Thank you for the chance to read and review.

I love Beauty and the Beast and Beauty and the Beast retellings but this one was rough. I don't think this one does a great job with the story and there is definitely sexual assault that is hard to redeem someone of. Not a good retelling at all.

This book is till in my tbr because its still something that I am interested in reading. Im not sure why I never got around to it but still will purchase this and read. Hopefully I love it.

I am a huge fan of retelling and read a lot of them. Therefore, I am very picky and look for the highest quality. This just wasn't up to my standards for retellings. Especially when there are so many good Beauty and the beast retelling sout there.

Unfortunately this one is a DNF and it failed to capture my interest.. All the bad parts of the tale without the good one, and I could not manage to like the MC

I could not finish this. The opening scene was horrifying and the synopsis made it seem like the prince would be getting a pass for his actions since he is a different person as the beast. It just left a bad taste in my mouth.

I adored Lisa Jensen's previous book, Alias Hook, which was quite a romantic yet melancholy take on Captain Hook. I was quite surprised after the romantic leaning Peter Pan retelling to find her take on Beauty and the Beast to be so lacking in romance.
This is highly original take on a very well known fairytale and pulls off something most do not - it keeps the audience guessing. The beginning paints a very bleak and problematic portrait that, as a reader, I felt compelled to unpack.
While the writing was beautiful and the story immersive, the ending left me feeling unaccountably dissatisfied. I think I expected a darker twist or more philosophical point to the conclusion that I got. That said, it was a well crafted and highly enjoyable book that I would recommend.

I started reading this one but didn't hold my interest. I though the concept was good but I wish I could have connected with the characters more.

This was just an average retelling. I read all the way through and enjoyed it, but I wasn’t encaptured in the whole storyline like I really wanted to be.

Beauty and the Beast is my favourite fairytale, and I love retellings, but this Is not a book I can recommend to anyone. Rape is just not on my list of things I want to read.

When a book starts out with rape, it doesn't bode well on the feel of the book. To me, this book was sold as a re-telling of Beauty and the Beast in modern time. This book didn't have that feel to me and to be honest, I DNF this book. I tried reading it in 2019 when I received the book and couldn't get past chapter 2 and tried again in the last few weeks. I just couldn't get past chapter 3.
Sorry.

Retelling of my favourite fairy tale so I had to give it a shot and I don't regret it. Not the best retelling but still worth the read

I didn't finish reading this book. It was a little too long and didn't keep my attention. The main idea was really interesting though. And I liked some of the characters.

This was a great concept that was largely diminished by some unfortunate handling of key topics. The story seems to use a grave wrong (and triggering subject) as more of a gratuitous shock value than meaninful plot development. There was NO NEED for a certain scene to be 3 pages long and bizarrely in-depth. While dealing with such topics is important, there is a better way to handle them.
On top of this, the scene in question doesn't seem to do much to further character development. The flip-flop from bad to good is nearly instantaneous, without introspection or consequence, and is unsatisfying. Would look for more from this author, but will not be purchasing this title.

I love Beauty and the Beast retellings but I wasn't a huge fan of this one. It was creative but I feel the characters lacked development. It didn't keep me interested, unfortunately.

"They say Château Beaumont is cursed. But servant-girl Lucie can’t believe such foolishness about handsome Jean-Loup Christian Henri LeNoir, Chevalier de Beaumont, master of the estate. But when the chevalier's cruelty is revealed, Lucie vows to see him suffer."

-I was mislead. I thought this book was going to be a retelling of Beauty and the Beast....turned out it wasn't. Lots of rape...just not a good book.