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Belle: Fair retelling of Beauty and the Beast


June 26th, 2009  Posted by Rebecca

Cameron Dokey book review Once Upon a Time The Storyteller's Daughter, Beauty Sleep, Sunlight and Shadow, Golden, Before Midnight, Belle, Wild Orchidfantasy book review Once Upon a Time Belle Cameron DokeyBelle by Cameron Dokey

The Once Upon a Time books are a series of relatively slim volumes that retell traditional fairytales, usually in an updated setting. Water Song: A Retelling of “The Frog Prince” for example is set during WWII, and with the magical elements removed. Belle is an exception to this rule, as it is set in your typical 19th century time-period and with plenty of emphasis on enchantment and mystery in its second half. Read the rest.

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