'I could have chosen to better the world, and instead I had chosen to be a beast.'
It's been six years since I first read this book and yet it has stuck with me all those years; when I think of Beauty and the Beast retellings I would recommend and that I have loved, this is one of the books I think of. This is not an exciting fantastical retelling however, this is quietly reflective and emotional. It is purely the story of a beast of a man trying to redeem himself from his past and become a better person in order to have a future. If you're looking for a greater plot-line than this, more going on in the Beast's kingdom, a greater backstory to his curse: this is not the book for you. This a retelling of the core Beauty and the Beast story, it is about character development and emotional redemption. The evolution of the Beast in this book is just amazing and one of the best I've read.
'But no matter how much I tried to take refuge in my righteous indignation, no matter how much I tried to forget the past, I could not deny the truth: I did deserve to suffer. If the enchantress's spell had imprisoned me, it was a cell of my own making. If her spell had been designed to torment me, I deserved my suffering a thousand times over.'
Both Mira and Lysander struggled with their self-worth, so the story was as much about saving themselves as it was about breaking the curse. Mira has a Cinderella-esque backstory (awful sisters alert, think Feyre vs. Nesta and Elain). Her family have fallen on hard times but she is so compassionate she only wants to make the best of her life, even when confronted with spending the rest of her life a prisoner to Lysander who terrifies her.
'It did not matter what they said, what mattered was that I had chosen to let their words affect me.'
The book is dual POV and I could just rave about Lysander's plotline and inner reflections. Lysander grew up without love and was left unchecked to become cruel and selfish. He despises his beastly form, not only because it is hideous and terrifying to Mira and himself, but because he will eventually have to confront the fact that he was always this beastly a man in his actions. His self-loathing and despair, and then the hopelessness he felt once he began to change and love Mira: STUNNING. There was just so much angst in this story and I adored it. I could cry at how beautiful his redemption was.
'What would I have given to be a man again, to stride out onto that balcony and take Mira in my arms?'
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A stunning story of the Beast's redemption
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 30 maggio 2021
