As Old As Time

"3.75 -<br/><br/>This was pretty fun. It followed Disney’s animated and live action Beauty and the Beast renditions pretty closely. It also alternated perspectives between four characters occasionally. <br/><br/>Overall, it read like a decent fanfic. I’ll give it points for some original ideas but there’s some things that I didn’t enjoy. It flowed well and it was written decently. The targeted age group is younger than me but some of the content is not for some people. <br/><br/>TW: torture (mentioned), kidnapping, imprisonment, intense anger (screaming), mistreatment, racism<br/><br/><br/><br/>*****Spoilers ahead!*****<br/><br/><br/><br/>This one could potentially be totally ignorable. Belle and the Beast suddenly became best friends. They’ve known each other for, what, 48 hours? And they’re chatting as if they’ve known each other for at least a year. It’s strange. <br/><br/>The descriptions and comparisons sometimes confused me. They were a little much. I personally don’t like these fluffy ways that raises up the author’s word count for the chapter, but others might. <br/><br/>Occasionally, the POV switching was confusing. Nothing too major. <br/><br/>It did drag in some places. The entire book is around 400 pages, so you’ve got to account for that. But I felt like the plot wasn’t evenly laid out. <br/><br/>The biggest problem I have is this open ending. It doesn’t wrap up enough! It’s sweet, for sure, but I want to see Belle’s reaction to the Beast’s human form. That’s half of the fun of reading “Beauty and the Beast” retellings!!<br/><br/><br/>*****end of spoilers****<br/><br/><br/>Fun and enjoyable with some darker twists."

"Predictable ending but a very cute romance story. Highly recommend if you like Disney books or retellings."

"THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING! I finished it very quickly!! I loved it! The end felt quick and they should totally make a sequel but I doubt they will."

"This is a little too graphically grusome for something Disney based. The asylum scene...just no. Gross. It belongs in a different book all together happening to characters that are not previously established. "

"All books by Liz Braswell are so well written I highly recommend!"

"This was a good read I really liked the ending it was a fast read "

"Has a slow start, but the story gets really twisted! It actually gives a whole back story lore of some of our beloved characters when we thought about the "What if...""

"Bell‘s mother curses the town she hast to find her mother to break the curse"

"Loved this. It was so adventurous, but also very heartfelt. I cried and gasped the whole entire time."

"Listened to the audiobook, I love the very interesting differences the author makes- I truly believe it levels up the entire story! "