The Beast's Heart by Leife Shallcross

The Beast's Heart

Leife Shallcross

416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

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Description

A luxuriously magical retelling of Beauty and the Beast set in seventeenth-century France—and told from the point of view of the Beast himself. I am neither monster nor man—yet I am both. I am the Beast. He is a broken, wild thing, his heart...

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Community Reviews

3.56
based on 922 reviews

Moods

emotional: 72%

hopeful: 53%

mysterious: 43%

reflective: 29%

sad: 27%

dark: 20%

adventurous: 14%

lighthearted: 14%

tense: 13%

relaxing: 12%

inspiring: 11%

challenging: 6%

funny: 4%

Pace

7% of readers chose fast
32% of readers chose medium
60% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
23% of readers chose A mix
69% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

70% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

72% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
76% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

84% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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