Y algo que se HABLA MUY POCO de este libro es que tiene inclusión Queer en varios de sus personajes y lo hace de manera tan orgánica que uno queda sorprendido por las revelaciones que ocurren.

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Adding tension to the mix is the fact that France finds itself on the brink of revolution. Belle is fascinated as she learns about the potential populous uprising. You must not wait for others to save Aveyon. You need to trust your instincts and become the queen you're capable of being." She despised the artifice of it all. Celebrating the [REDACTED] with members of Europe’s aristocracy did not feel like a step toward protecting her kingdom." There she goes saying it's her kingdom Además tiene magia, de una manera sutil y que al igual que la película, se entrelaza con los personajes, especialmente Bella. Y Bella siendo Bella, tiene sus ideas revolucionarias y feministas que me hicieron amarla aún más y eso sin hablar de la enorme biblioteca que tiene. There is quite a bit of serious subject matter within this story and I do feel it read fairly slowly. There were some lulls in the action, or even some portions I felt could have been removed entirely.

She understands the plight and demands of the people and hopes that Lio will listen to her urgings to make their province a better place for all.

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It was very interesting to be vibing with Belle when it came to this guy too. Not sure how Lio couldn't see it but then again the guy was a beast for a long ass time. So I guess I can give him a break.. for now. Belle and Lio, who you may know simply as The Beast, have defeated the curse and his kingdom has been restored to its former glory. There was a smooth transition from the movie content to this story. Belle, Lio and some other favorites, such as Mrs. Potts, Lumiere and Cogsworth, all behaved as you would expect them too and I appreciated that consistency. Dugdale gave away much of her sizeable inheritance to the causes in which she believed, yet O’Driscoll found her chillingly indifferent to the Irish workers left with PTSD after being caught up in the Russborough House raid. O’Driscoll writes of “the two sides of Rose, the extraordinarily generous and the disturbingly brutal”. It is that tension, and O’Driscoll’s deft presentation of the complexities of Northern Ireland in the 1970s, that gives this book its pull. Whether you are looking for artificial flowers to brighten the office, your kitchen or to set the scene of your event, we have both the range and the creativity to produce the perfect arrangement.

Brief obligatory section on Lio because his sections in this book were also brief. Belle had more chemistry with literally every other character in this book and I hated him. Belle personally feels caught between the two worlds. She lived her early life as a commoner. It was only after being held prisoner at the enchanted castle, and starting a relationship with Lio, that she would ever be allowed to walk among the aristocracy. I have such a love-HATE relationship with this book, but let me make it clear that I do not claim this version of Belle whatsoever! Let me preface this review by saying I am an adult Disney nerd, so I may have been a little too invested in this book. Belle is also my favorite Disney princess so I am was extremely hopeful and excited, because this isn't just one of the million retellings out in the wild, it's a what happens next with Disney's stamp of approval since they helped publish this. So my feelings of excitement I feel are more than justified.