This book is like a re-telling of Beauty and the Beast. This book is a bit shorter, it's only around 300 pages. But you will burn through them really quickly. There are a lot of plot twists in this book. The perspective of this book is one of the maids that serve in Château Beaumont. After being mistreated (severely) by the master of the house: Jean-Loup, Lucie vows to see him suffer. With the help of a mysterious magic, the Chevalier is transformed from handsome to beastly (literally). But soon after, Lucie realizes that Beast is nothing like Jean-Loup. He's kinder and has remorse for the wrong done to Lucie. And Lucie basks in this, until a beauty with the power to break the wonderful spell that brought this creature to life. This book is even better then the Disney version, the plot twists are more like sharp turns that you have to keep reading, rather then slow circles. Make sure to read this one. But also be careful because it includes brief sexual action in the beginning. But this is one happily ever after that you won't roll your eyes at.
- Mariela, 8th grade, Cambridge Street Upper School
