A Beast’s Belle

I really loved what the author did with the character of the beast. This was an enjoyable twist on a well loved fairy tale.

Not your typical beauty and beast story! This version takes on the more erotic version, which was great! Belle also known as Isabele in this book worked in her fathers shop, they made various contraptions for many different patrons and for many different reasons. When beast came to the shop for a very particular piece, belle couldn't help herself but wonder what he will be using it for, and began imagining all the different ways to enjoy it. When beast made an offer to her father about belle coming to his mansion to live and work, she made the decision herself, and found it to be her perfect place to fit in. I enjoyed the whole story and the different view on this classic fairy tale, while the ending i was a little disappointed with, i was expecting to read more into Beast and Belle's erotica romance that was just about to begin when the book sadly finished. I do hope another one comes out, and will be buying it, should a second book come out!

great book who doesn't wait a beast of their own right. Loved it

An interesting, intriguing novel with a fairy tale twist.. I'd love to see more novels like this from the author.. Both the Belle & the Beast had multi-faceted & unique personalities and the naughty twists were delicious!

I did enjoy this twisted fairy tale. I will look for the rest of the series.

Written for the intellectual, lusty adult. It did not insult, instead delivering a plausible BDSM twist to the Beast & Beauty tale, in Anne Rice style.. Flowed and self-illustrated very well. I am left wanting to know "the rest of the story".

I really enjoyed this book. It is similar is style to the Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A. N. Roquelaure. It was definitely erotica, but the story is more than what is found in most erotica. It reads like a classic, with language similar to what I have found in books written by Charles Dickens, with an old world charm that helped draw me into the experience. There is a depth to the story and characters that I found unique and wonderful. I found myself loving the innocent yet worldly attitude that Isabel had. She seemed so real and her attitudes to her situation were very believable. The story is so detailed that some people might find it slow, but I prefer my books to have that depth, and if it is a series it makes perfect sense. I'm anxious to find out what happens next, since there wasn't a lot that actually happened to Isabel, and I plan on reading the rest of the series when it is released.

I received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review. A different twist on Beauty and the Beast. It is well written and I would recommend it as a good read.

I really enjoyed this books. I would definitely recommend this book to my friends.

The last few weeks I'm into the fairy tales. Especially the ones with a twist. So when I saw A Beast's Belle on Netgalley, I really had to request it. And yes, it is Beauty and the Beast alright. But Isabelle is not an ordinairy girl: she likes to help her father invent objects for the binding and spanking of people. And she is rather good at that. So good, she gets a special order from a curious, hooded man to produce some objects.

And she gets offered a job in his manor. But the disciplining in his manor is kind of exhibitionist, and even a bit sadist.

Although I'm not a big fan of BDSM, the story had some nice twists and turns and will give you some hot shivers. Also, the Master is an intriguing person and he kind of grows on you. Since this is only part 1, I hope that in further parts the relationship between the Beast and Isabel is further explored. Because the book ended, just as their relationship seemed to be evolving.

The whipping and drawing blood by torturing the household staff was a bit too much for me. I couldn't quite understand the reason for this part of the story. The feasts however and the naked scenes where definitely interesting. So, now we wait for the next part. Three out of five stars from me.

As the first book in the series it hold promise for the book(s) to follow. Gambardella set the scenes well. I was disappointed with how far this book got into the retelling. BUT in that time it showed Gaston's true colors and how much Belle is comfortable with "Beast" in his home. Overall it was a good read and I look forward to the next installment.

*ARC provided via Netgalley in exchange if an honest review*

I love what the author did with the character of the books, along with the relationship of the characters. This is not you're normal or average erotica story. This is something much more and I can't wait to see what happens next.
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This was one of the strangest erotic romance books I have read by Mr. J. Gambardella. How can I say that when I read so many books from all genres imaginable; to me this book just stuck out because it didn’t really feel erotic to me. There was some eroticism because the female protagonist played with herself and a lot of it was more mental so there was that emotional connection. Sure the story intrigued me because it had the beauty and beast story so the fairy tale was pretty prominent throughout the book and I really do like this fairy tale so will read anything with this as its premise. Plus I wanted to read what Mr. Gambardella would do to make the story fresh and exciting especially coming from a male author and a new one for me. Unfortunately the story did drag in places and the ending felt a little anti-climatic that it just ended prematurely that I wanted more. Mr. Gambardella writes with a complexity and realism that I could see the village pretty crystal clear in my mind. Of course I never did figure out what time period I was in either. The whole of the story and what really did it for me was the female protagonist who also portrays a very deeply involved three dimensional girl that seemed a little too real for me at times.
Isabel spends her time working in her father’s shop when she can escape her work she reads in the woods. Isabel is a highly imaginative introverted girl in reading everything it comes alive and she can’t help her emotions to the stories that she reads. Day after day Isabel helps her father until her father tells her that she can choose her destiny to stay in a beautiful manor held by a mysterious strange master. Isabel decides to go and learns to be a servant in a vast household finding her place in the house. As days pass Isabel comes to know the master of the house who is a beast outwardly in appearance but also has a humanity about him and most of a heart.
As I stated Isabel was written wonderfully and quite realistically I could literally see her in my mind. I liked her deep introspective caring ways. She loved her father and learned to develop friendships in the manor caring deeply for them especially Kat. Even though she was such an introvert I felt we would have gotten along because of her creativity and her imagination. She struck me as being highly intelligent despite her mind wandering a lot. The master or beast I really couldn’t see he was so elusive flitting in the story and then back out. Of course I did see periods of anger but wanted more about him. I couldn’t connect with him and didn’t understand how Isabel could develop feelings for him. I was glad to see him show his caring side but it was 85% in the story when he helps Isabel but I still didn’t trust him. He just seemed like he was thrown in as an afterthought. I felt really kind of bad when I was connecting more to Gaston the villain of the piece and feeling that maybe if someone would of shown him some regard maybe he would have had a much better outcome and found a happily ever after. Hopefully Mr. Gambardella will finish the story and write the master/beast’s perspective why he is the way he is and even give Kat a story. For people that want true hardcore erotica I can’t recommend it to them but I can recommend it for the people that want more into Belle’s/Beauty’s story.

Definitely not your everyday fairy tale, and I cannot see Emma Watson playing Isabel, but kudos for the unconventional look into what could be in an erotic version of Beauty & the Beast. Gambardella's writing is intelligent, provocative and full of detail with both the elaborate plot and its characters. The regular cast of characters is present, and even the most basic personality traits are seen underneath their creative, new and spicy personas. The candelabra was ingenious! This is a dark twist to the original story, with plenty of discipline to go around. Well done.

A classic and iconic fairytale turned in to something erotic. A rather interesting read with a twist. Well written book and I don't think it has insulted, much rather pleased many readers who find a liking to erotica.

Well, well. That was a bit of a surprise. Most reviews for A Beast's Belle are negative, so I was sure it had to be bad. Just that it wasn't. I kind of liked it. And I wouldn't compare it to Anne Rice's The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty because I hated that one. I would rather compare it to Pauline Réage's Story of O. But Gambardella is milder even than Réage. And I like that because too much BDSM is too much.

Trigger warning for rape.

A Beast's Belle, a fairytale retold. In the beginning it was a little bit hard to see the fairytale part, but is was a nice story. I really enjoyed the read and I can't wait for the second part.

This is a retelling of beauty and the beast with a twist.

The author has a talent for description but I would have preferred if he had stated an era. Some descriptive elements fit historical while the prose fit the modern era. The pace is slow in the beginning, the story really develops towards the end where he learn more about the Beast.

The second instalment should be interesting.

I would not classify this book as a romance.

This book is amazing in so many ways! The outstanding spin on this tale as old as time is incredible. I truly love how the characters stay true to the originals, for example Gaston is still narcissistic and Isabell's father an inventor. A must read!

This was a Good book. I would defiantly recommend .