The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince
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- Author：Serena Valentino
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Summary
A cursed prince sits alone in a secluded castle。 Few have seen him， but those who claim they have say his hair is wild and nails are sharp--like a beast's！ But how did this prince， once jovial and beloved by the people， come to be a reclusive and bitter monster？ And is it possible that he can ever find true love and break the curse that has been placed upon him？
Reviews
HMo
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Dieser Teil hat mir noch viel besser gefallen als der erste。 Vielleicht liegt das aber auch daran， dass ich Die Schöne und das Biest mehr liebe， als Schneewittchen。 Die Songs sind einfach gems！！！ Ich liebe sie😭Ich finde diese Villain-Reihe generell sehr interessant， dadurch dass man Beweggründe der Bösewichte erfährt und das wie und warum， auch wenn es eine im Nachhinein ausgedachte Geschichte ist。Im ersten Teil hat es für mich einige langatmige Momente gegeben， aber im Biest-Teil gab es gar kei Dieser Teil hat mir noch viel besser gefallen als der erste。 Vielleicht liegt das aber auch daran， dass ich Die Schöne und das Biest mehr liebe， als Schneewittchen。 Die Songs sind einfach gems！！！ Ich liebe sie😭Ich finde diese Villain-Reihe generell sehr interessant， dadurch dass man Beweggründe der Bösewichte erfährt und das wie und warum， auch wenn es eine im Nachhinein ausgedachte Geschichte ist。Im ersten Teil hat es für mich einige langatmige Momente gegeben， aber im Biest-Teil gab es gar keine。 Diesen Teil habe ich verschlungen。Es ist zwar erst der zweite Teil， aber hier habe ich schon gemerkt， wie sehr alle Bücher ineinander verwoben sind。 Das die Figuren alle in einem gemeinsamen Universum leben， finde ich großartig！ Wahrscheinlich jetzt ein Spoiler！！ Was ich ein bisschen Schade finde ist， dass an all der Bosheit und Intrigen， einfach die drei Hexen-Schwestern Schuld sein sollen und sie als Grund für all das Übel genannt werden。 Doch es gibt， habe ich gelesen， ein eigenes Buch von den dreien。 Vielleicht passiert da ja noch mehr！ 🍄Was mir in diesem Teil besonders aufgefallen ist， ist das man für das Gesamtbild auf jeden Fall die Filme gesehen haben sollte。Trotzdem sorgen die Bücher für ein magisches Märchengefühl， so dass ich die Reihe auf jeden Fall fortsetzen möchte！✨ 。。。more
Candi Olsen
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3。5
Judit Rozsonits
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Nagyon tetszett ez is， de mivel A KEDVENC disney-mesém （amióta elcseszték a SW-t nem vagyok hajlandó nagy betűvel írni őket）， és közvetlenül az első， a Hófehérkés rész után olvastam， annál icipicit kevésbé tetszett összességében， de alap darab， biztos， hogy nem egyszer olvasós lesz！ És igen， tartom: KELL az egész sorozat！
Jesslyn
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this is the first fiction book ive actually seriously read haha， i had a great time reading it ^^
Vivi。Loves。Books
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Hach es war einfach so schön。Hier wurde nicht wirklich eine Theorie aufgestellt wie das Biest böse wurde， sondern es wurden auf die Fakten des Film zurück gegriffen und diese wurden etwas erweitert。Es war toll die ganze Geschichte aus der Sicht des Biestes zu erleben， da man im Film ja nur die Sicht von Belle mitbekommt。Ich habe einfach alles daran geliebt。
Haley Jordan
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For those who know me， Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney movie period。 I was intrigued in the plot of the novel--the beast's back story in relation to the 1991 animated movie。 The book lacked depth。 I feel like it didn't really touch on the love for Belle， sh's only in two or three scenes and even then it's rushed。The back story was great and instetesting but again， lacked depth and could have been expanded more。 The author does a very good job of making you hate him with how toxic and For those who know me， Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney movie period。 I was intrigued in the plot of the novel--the beast's back story in relation to the 1991 animated movie。 The book lacked depth。 I feel like it didn't really touch on the love for Belle， sh's only in two or three scenes and even then it's rushed。The back story was great and instetesting but again， lacked depth and could have been expanded more。 The author does a very good job of making you hate him with how toxic and vile he is！（Belle may be my favorite princess but my favorite Disney prince has got to be Eric！）The author ties Gaston and the beast as life long friends but there's no resolution of that， and in the beginning made me very confused when I read the name Gaston and I was like the Gaston？？ Huh？ At the end when they meet， all that history is gone- Poof！ Again， I feel like there could have been more there too。 Then she like just forgot about the staff once the curse set in， and mentioned them maybe once。 The witches were probably the most annoying of all， such brats！！ All in all， if you're looking for something light and don't want to use your noggin， this book is great！ I probably could have finished this in a day if I really wanted to。 Despite my negative feelings， I am curious to see how the Ursula book pans out。。。 。。。more
Haley Craig
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I love Beauty and The Beast so I was really excited to read this and I loved it as much as I'd hoped I would！！ It was interesting to see the change in the prince and how long it took him to realise that it was his own behaviour which was causing the transformation。。 the ending though is beautiful。 I love Beauty and The Beast so I was really excited to read this and I loved it as much as I'd hoped I would！！ It was interesting to see the change in the prince and how long it took him to realise that it was his own behaviour which was causing the transformation。。 the ending though is beautiful。 。。。more
Sarah W 🍂🍁🌧🌬
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In a reading slump so needed something light to get me back on track。 Enjoyed this retelling of my fave Disney film。 It was light and short on details but a fun and enjoyable take on the story！
Eileen Pearson
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The Beast Within Review！The Beast Within was exciting to read。 It was interesting to see the other side of the well known story and be able to understand who the Beast really was。 I recommend this for anyone who would like to see deeper into the story of Beauty and the Beast！
Kimberly
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FantasticI honestly had a difficult time putting it down。 This story ties into other Disney princess stories which makes so much sense too。
Amanda
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Way off from the movie but also very close to the plot somehow and not in a good wayThe story line jumps around a lot！ Belle is there in the beginning then the story jumps to Tulip。 Spent 60% of the book reading about the Prince’s second love interest， Tulip。 Then after that it followed the move plot to a T with some commentary from the witches。 Which， honestly there was NO point in the witches。 There was ONE enchantress in the movie， there should’ve been ONE enchantress in the retelling here。 T Way off from the movie but also very close to the plot somehow and not in a good wayThe story line jumps around a lot！ Belle is there in the beginning then the story jumps to Tulip。 Spent 60% of the book reading about the Prince’s second love interest， Tulip。 Then after that it followed the move plot to a T with some commentary from the witches。 Which， honestly there was NO point in the witches。 There was ONE enchantress in the movie， there should’ve been ONE enchantress in the retelling here。 There were a few twists and turns here and there that is an interesting perspective。 Like （*some mild spoilers ahead*） how the beast doesn’t see his staff the same what they see each other。 Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite tales， but I have to say this story did a great disservice。 Not worth my time。 。。。more
Las Borrachas
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Star Review by Rosa
Sandi McHenry
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A bit darker than I expected。 It definitely differs from the version we all know， but is a good story nonetheless。 I would have liked a bit more detail， there at the end。
Jennifer
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I did not see this going the way I thought it would。 While it was hard not to compare it to the live action movie， I throughly enjoyed reading this point of view of the Beast。 And wow， what an arrogant Prince he was。 And his best friend？？ DID NOT SEE THAT HAPPENING EITHER。 It was interesting to see the friendship they had before the Prince was turned into a beast。 Overall， loving reading the villains side of things…even though I never really saw the Beast as a villain but seeing his past， I can I did not see this going the way I thought it would。 While it was hard not to compare it to the live action movie， I throughly enjoyed reading this point of view of the Beast。 And wow， what an arrogant Prince he was。 And his best friend？？ DID NOT SEE THAT HAPPENING EITHER。 It was interesting to see the friendship they had before the Prince was turned into a beast。 Overall， loving reading the villains side of things…even though I never really saw the Beast as a villain but seeing his past， I can see how he would be considered one。 。。。more
Nadinne
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This is me hyping because I'm a huge fan of Beauty and the Beast。 Finally， someone decided to write in the perspective of other people not just the Disney princesses。 This is me hyping because I'm a huge fan of Beauty and the Beast。 Finally， someone decided to write in the perspective of other people not just the Disney princesses。 。。。more
Kendle Crider
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For a young adult book and Disney fan， really enjoyed this take on the beasts point of view and more of a prequel to how he became a beast。 Quick easy and happy ending read。 Ready for the next one in the series。
Kalie Universe
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Such a well done， artful depiction of the beasts point of view。 Also the most interesting and compelling version of Gaston I've ever seen。 Usually the character of Gaston is forced and awkward， but Valentino fit him in so naturally。 Throw in the characters she's created to see through out the series and this book is so interesting and exciting。 Love this， and highly recomend to any lover of beauty and the beast。 Such a well done， artful depiction of the beasts point of view。 Also the most interesting and compelling version of Gaston I've ever seen。 Usually the character of Gaston is forced and awkward， but Valentino fit him in so naturally。 Throw in the characters she's created to see through out the series and this book is so interesting and exciting。 Love this， and highly recomend to any lover of beauty and the beast。 。。。more
Natasha Michael
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Reading some of the reviews on this book， I see a lot of reviews that were not happy with this book！ That was not the case for me！ It made me look at the beast in a different light！ I enjoyed it so much， honestly the Prince（beast） and Gaston being best childhood friends made so much sense to me， they both were ugly cruel and vile people。 I just really enjoyed this book！ I am a sucker for Disney anything so I didn't expect not to enjoy them but I did not think I would like this series as much as Reading some of the reviews on this book， I see a lot of reviews that were not happy with this book！ That was not the case for me！ It made me look at the beast in a different light！ I enjoyed it so much， honestly the Prince（beast） and Gaston being best childhood friends made so much sense to me， they both were ugly cruel and vile people。 I just really enjoyed this book！ I am a sucker for Disney anything so I didn't expect not to enjoy them but I did not think I would like this series as much as I am！ 。。。more
Sarah
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another chill disney villains read because i love villain retelling stories。 i loved the little twist with Gaston！
Elide Gil
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3。75My second English book ☺️💖Step by step Good story to show us good and evil was personal
Lizz Axnick
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I liked this version of him being cursed and the backstory better than the Disney movie
Hannah
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THREE OUT OF FIVE STARS！！！ 6。43 CAWPILEThis is the second book in the Villians series and I have to say that even though they both received the exact same score from me on CAWPILE （6。43）。。。I actually enjoyed this one more than Fairest of All。 This simply might just be because I enjoy the story of Beauty and the Beast more than Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs。 I found this book to be more fast-paced than the first one and the writing did seem to improve in this one compared to the first。The best THREE OUT OF FIVE STARS！！！ 6。43 CAWPILEThis is the second book in the Villians series and I have to say that even though they both received the exact same score from me on CAWPILE （6。43）。。。I actually enjoyed this one more than Fairest of All。 This simply might just be because I enjoy the story of Beauty and the Beast more than Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs。 I found this book to be more fast-paced than the first one and the writing did seem to improve in this one compared to the first。The best part about this book was the mention of characters in other Disney classics such as Ursula （The Little Mermaid） and the Mirror Maker （The Wicked Queen's father）。 There again seems to be overlap in the downfall of these villians。。。which surprise surprise is VANITY！ Very eager to pick up the next book in Serena Valentino's series。 。。。more
Megan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I’ll be honest， it started off boring… the ending was rushed with Circe and I didn’t enjoy it as much as I hoped to and it was nowhere near as interesting a read as the last book in the series。However， I found the middle section quite good and there were moments that made me laugh。 It was an interesting take for the Beast to see his servants as moving statues， although we didn’t see much more of that other than a few mentions and he is seemingly over the fear by the end？ A lot was skipped over a I’ll be honest， it started off boring… the ending was rushed with Circe and I didn’t enjoy it as much as I hoped to and it was nowhere near as interesting a read as the last book in the series。However， I found the middle section quite good and there were moments that made me laugh。 It was an interesting take for the Beast to see his servants as moving statues， although we didn’t see much more of that other than a few mentions and he is seemingly over the fear by the end？ A lot was skipped over and it would have been a lot more intriguing to me to see how he viewed his curse。 It seemed like a detail added only for fun， rather than for plot and I don’t see the point in Beast viewing his curse differently/seeing different things than everybody else if that isn’t going to be explored。 I did like the mention of the Old Queen， however， and hope that mentions of Ursula in this book will be filled in by the next book！ 。。。more
Fabiana
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I personally loved it， it’s the second book I read of this series and I liked this way better than the other one。 I think it’s captivating and being beauty and the beast my favourite Disney story， I can say I was satisfied。I read the reviews before I wrote this， and I saw that most of the ones with bad ratting say it is for one of two things 1） the fact that some things of the story changed， like the odd sisters and their visits or stuff like that （“it didn’t match the real story”）。 2） they didn I personally loved it， it’s the second book I read of this series and I liked this way better than the other one。 I think it’s captivating and being beauty and the beast my favourite Disney story， I can say I was satisfied。I read the reviews before I wrote this， and I saw that most of the ones with bad ratting say it is for one of two things 1） the fact that some things of the story changed， like the odd sisters and their visits or stuff like that （“it didn’t match the real story”）。 2） they didn’t see the glow-up of the Prince。Everyone has their right to their opinion， so in my opinion I think those reviews lost the point of the story。1） it is a different pint of view from beauty and the beast， it’s supposed to be different to spice things up。 2） the point of the story wasn’t the glow-up， it was the story behind the beast what mattered。 。。。more
Catherine Stead
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A different perspective on a well known tale。 A story of witches， magic， love and vanity。
Mij
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Hmm， my thoughts on this book。 I thought it was a bit boring。 I still prefer the 1st part of this series。 But it was definitely a good read。
Beata
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It was okay， but didn't wow me。 Granted I started with the second book in the series so I may have misunderstood the premise but this one seems to stick out。 When I think about the villain of B&B it's Gaston， not Beast。 And frankly in this version I didn't wish for Beast to have his happy ending。 For all I care both him and Gaston can keep being friends in some awful afterlife place。 The wolves scene in the animated movie is the turning point but not like this。 Also， I know Belle was not like ot It was okay， but didn't wow me。 Granted I started with the second book in the series so I may have misunderstood the premise but this one seems to stick out。 When I think about the villain of B&B it's Gaston， not Beast。 And frankly in this version I didn't wish for Beast to have his happy ending。 For all I care both him and Gaston can keep being friends in some awful afterlife place。 The wolves scene in the animated movie is the turning point but not like this。 Also， I know Belle was not like other women in disney's movie （or more precisely not like people in her village） but I cringed when both she and Beast thought that about her。The two characters I'd be most interested in would be Frollo and Hades but I'm not sure they're planned and author's webpage doesn't seem to work that well。 Sadly looking at this one I guess instead of Hades we'd get Megara and for Frollo Febus。 。。。more
Stephanie
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2。5*
ReineDesvaches
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