![]() ![]() I will be seeking out the earlier titles from the Twisted Tale set and am looking forward to more. Happily, it stays true to a beloved relic from my childhood while taking on new, more mature (still teen-friendly) themes. I collect novelizations of the classic fairy tale, though, so this addition could not be overlooked. ![]() I grew up with Disney’s animated classics, and Beauty and the Beast was one I, a bookish brunette in a small town, particularly identified with, so I was intrigued, but not quite certain how I would respond to this book. However, after the first section (about the point where Belle sneaks into the forbidden west wing), the narrative spins off in a new direction entirely. What if Belles mother cursed the Beast As Old as Time is the third book in a new YA line that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. The beginning plodded, as I itched to follow the story of young Maurice and Rosalind, but every other chapter interrupted the flow with Belle’s familiar story-basically straight out of the movie. A Whole New World Once Upon a Dream As Old as Time Reflection Part of. In this story, Belle’s absent mother was a powerful sorceress named Rosalind-the sorceress, in fact, who cast the spell cursing a spoiled young prince to life as a Beast unless he could learn to love. A Twisted Tale, also called Twisted Tales in editions with the complete series. Disney’s classic Beauty and the Beast takes a dark, yet intriguing, turn in this twisted tale. ![]()
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