A Tale of Beauty and Beast: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast: Volume 2 (Beyond the Four Kingdoms)

I'm a big fan of fairy tales and am always a little dubious of retellings as you never know quite where it will go and whether key or favourite parts will be lost or glossed over. However, I enjoyed Melanie's first book so much I just had to know what happened to Sophie! I wasn't disappointed. This is a lovely reworking of one of my favourite fairy tales with clever and well thought out details bringing a magic castle to life without it being too Disney. The developing relationship between Sophie and the Beast isn't too contrived either. And now I want to know what happened to Princess Adelaide!

I really enjoy reading Melanie Cellier's books (although I suspect I'm a bit older than the target demographic). The characters and storyline are always engaging - this book is definitely worth a read, particularly if you are a fan of the series...

ok but not as good as spoken mage by the same author