![]() ![]() Moreover, McKinley shows herself to be a master of atmosphere. And this is a romance novel in the best sense, not because it is swoony and dramatic, but because it charts the progress of a relationship that seems-despite the fantasy setting-true to life. Both her Beauty and her Beast are real people, with their own virtues, flaws, and insecurities. ![]() McKinley takes this aspect of the fairytale and runs with it. To my mind, the complex verbal interactions between Beauty and the Beast were what made the story unique in the first place. It is not the cosmetic changes that matter-although there are a few major ones, including the presentation of our heroine, Honour “Beauty” Blackman, as a plain but studious young woman-but the depth of the characterizations and the quality of the world-building. I, however, find this way of looking at fairytale retellings shallow. ![]() ![]() Show More sticking too closely to the original. ![]()
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