Mercedes Lackey
Hardcover | Pages: 329 pages Rating: 3.76 | 7192 Users | 709 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Beauty and the Werewolf (Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, #6) |
| ISBN: | 0373803281 (ISBN13: 9780373803286) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Five Hundred Kingdoms #6 |
| Characters: | Isabella 'Bella' Beauchamps, Duke Sebastian, Godmother Elena |
Commentary Conducive To Books Beauty and the Werewolf (Five Hundred Kingdoms #6)
The magic continues in "New York Times" bestselling author Mercedes Lackey's enchanting new story from the Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms series. A beauty must battle some beasts before she rescues her prince.The eldest daughter is often doomed in fairy tales. But Bella—Isabella Beauchamps, daughter of a wealthy merchant—vows to escape the usual pitfalls.
Anxious to avoid the traditional path, Bella dons a red cloak and ventures into the forbidden forest to consult with "Granny," the local wisewoman. But on the way home she's attacked by a wolf—who turns out to be a cursed nobleman. Secluded in his castle, Bella is torn between her family and this strange man who creates marvelous inventions and makes her laugh—when he isn't howling at the moon.
Bella knows all too well that breaking spells is never easy. But a determined beauty, a wizard (after all, he's only an occasional werewolf) and a little Godmotherly interference might just be able to bring about a happy ending.
Describe Regarding Books Beauty and the Werewolf (Five Hundred Kingdoms #6)
| Title | : | Beauty and the Werewolf (Five Hundred Kingdoms #6) |
| Author | : | Mercedes Lackey |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 329 pages |
| Published | : | October 18th 2011 by Luna |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Romance. Fairy Tales. Fiction. Magic |
Rating Regarding Books Beauty and the Werewolf (Five Hundred Kingdoms #6)
Ratings: 3.76 From 7192 Users | 709 ReviewsRate Regarding Books Beauty and the Werewolf (Five Hundred Kingdoms #6)
Reviewed by: Rabid ReadsFantasy used to be my genre of choice before I discovered the Urban offshoot. The werewolf story line and having enjoyed books by Mercedes Lackey in the past were the tipping points for my decision to revisit this type of novel. There's definitely nothing modern about this tale between the castles, horses and petticoats but that only adds to its charm. This book blends together two classic fairy tales: Little Red Riding Hood & Beauty and the Beast, to create aI think if I hadn't read the first few books of Mercedes Lackey's Five Hundred Kingdom series, I would have enjoyed this book a lot more. Unfortunately, for me, the latest installment in her series was quite disappointing. I'll start out with what I did like: the combination of the tales "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Beauty and the Beast", the reappearance of Godmother Elena (from the first book), and the plucky but slightly manipulative Bella. Here's what I didn't like: the fact that the
I have started this review multiple times and I am still having trouble describing the sharp disappointment I feel after completing Beauty and the Werewolf. For years Ive listened to friends gush over the magic of Lackeys pen but having finally sampled her work myself, I find the hype grossly over exaggerates reality. If you dont know who the antagonist is by the end of chapter one well I dont want to make assumptions about the readers but it is blatantly obvious just the same. Honestly, the
I picked this up as a random read from the limited list of eBooks available (with no waiting) at my local library. So, I knew nothing about the book or the world before reading it, except for what was on the cover. From the artwork on the cover I kind of expected some sort of Little Red Riding Hood type story - with a werewolf of course, but I didn't know about The Tradition, or really have any idea that the book was going to so closely mirror a fairy tale until I got near the end. When Granny
A warning of biasMercedes Lackey is the only author that I actively collect, and I love her Five Hundred Kingdoms series.Beauty and the Werewolf is exactly that, a re-telling of Beauty and the Beast wherein the beast is a werewolf. If you enjoyed the Disney interpretation of the tale, this is fairly similar in tone: it is not a scary story. There are also touches of Cinderella and Red Riding Hood in Bella's story. Bella is a strong, female character. She has a stepmother and two young
I picked this up as a random read from the limited list of eBooks available (with no waiting) at my local library. So, I knew nothing about the book or the world before reading it, except for what was on the cover. From the artwork on the cover I kind of expected some sort of Little Red Riding Hood type story - with a werewolf of course, but I didn't know about The Tradition, or really have any idea that the book was going to so closely mirror a fairy tale until I got near the end. When Granny
I thought this was one of the better installments in the "500 Kingdoms" series. It's utter fluff, of course, but very pleasant fluff.I wasn't greatly impressed by the heroine's intelligence, given the identity of the villain was obvious to me from very early on, but she failed to realise until he made it blatantly obvious, at almost the very end. Mind you, so did everyone else in the story fail to realise, and you'd think some of them would at least have considered the notion.Still, apart from
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