Princess Beast

by Pamela Ditchoff

A new and enchanting fairy tale from author Pamela Ditchoff. Rune, the fourteen-year-old daughter of Beauty and the Beast, has fallen in love with Hans the Hedgehog, only to have her love stolen when a princess breaks his spell and Hans changes back into a handsome prince. Rune, like her mother, Beauty, embarks on a quest to win back her love. Along the way she meets the famous fairy tale residents of Andersen The Ugly Duckling, The Bog King’s Daughter, The Emperor in his new clothes, The Little Mermaid, and Karen of The Red Shoes. Pamela Ditchoff is also the author of Mrs. Beast and lives in Nova Scotia.

Genres: Fantasy, Fairy Tales

175 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 18, 2010

About the author

Pamela Ditchoff is the author of six novels: Beatrice Penny Survived, KDP, Phoebe's Way, ECW Press, Mrs. Beast and Princess Beast as Kindle books by Stay Thirsty Press, Seven Days & Seven Sins, Shaye Areheart Books at Random House, and The Mirror of Monsters and Prodigies, Coffee House Press. Her short fiction has been published in numerous literary magazines, including The Chicago Review and Gargoyle. Her work has also been anthologized Who Woods These Are, a history of Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, and in Vital Lines: Contemporary Fiction About Medicine. Pamela is also the author of two teaching texts published by Interact, Poetry: 1,2,3, and Lexigram Learns America's Capitals. Pamela has a Master Degree in English, Creative Writing and she has taught at Michigan State University. She also taught poetry writing in elementary and secondary schools througout Michigan with The Writers In Schools Program. Her honors include: winner, Chicago Review Award for Fiction, Scholorship Bread Loaf Writers Conference, and Fellowship, Sewannee Writers Conference. Pamela lives in Western Head, Nova Scotia.

Reviews

[kerri burk · Rating 4 out of 5]

something new for a change!

I thought the ending could have been much different. and I enjoyed the first book more. but in I liked it. I think they are creative books. something different for a change.

[Christi Hicks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!

A wonderful and funny sequel and conclusion to this story! I absolutely loved it! Elora is the best! Still one of the best takes on Beauty's ,and now Rune's, story!

[Gypsy Madden · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved that not only did this feature Grimm Brothers’ characters, but it seamlessly combined the Hans Christian Andersen characters, too, sort of like Once Upon a Time, but kept to within the fairytale forest setting in the past, though oddly the Witch used modern slang and referenced modern things every so often. The story was full of morals, and adventure, and romance, and coming-of-age. Though it did feel like it was geared to a very young audience with Rune’s childish sing-song rhyming (though it did feel adult at times, too, with a sex scene – though not too graphic). Honestly, I never warmed to Rune. She seemed too spoiled, stubborn, self-centered, immature, and pretty much refused to listen to anyone around her unless it fit her view of how she wanted the enchantment to work, and she never seemed to actually have any personal growth during the story. Not to mention I didn’t really care for the focusing on religion, even though the story seemed rather anti-religion as in it seemed like Beauty was trying to stop her daughter from gaining religion (not that I have a problem with religion, it just seemed out of place in a fairytale setting). I did love that overall it had a mother trying to save her daughter and the ‘wicked’ witch Elora warming to the characters, rather than staying simply an evil character. In all, I would probably recommend this to people who like takes on the original fairy tales. Though this really isn’t a realistic adult take on it which seems to be flooding the market lately, considering this story actually tried to keep to the spirit of the originals. But it is a must for people who love flights of fantasy, talking animals, and plenty of imagination.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actual rating 4.5

Again this sequel was just as good as the first! I am in love with Beauty and her daughter Rune and this book really helped wrap it all up into an ending they both deserve. At first I was unsure of Rune's character as she was snappy and rude towards her mother but while spending her time in Andersen Land that slowly changed, it was a bit of growth for Rune but she still remained true to herself. The satire and pop culture bits that I loved in the first have returned strong in this installment and I couldn't be happier. Aside from the editing errors this and its predecessor were beyond a pleasure to read-I wish there was more!

[Maria Mahoney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay I did love this book. It's a great sequel to "Mrs Beast" but it isn't as good as the first one. But I still loved it. It was worth reading and I would read both of them together. It rounds off the story from where Mrs Beast left off really, telling us about Rune, Beauty's daughter, and her journey to make herself beautiful. It did make me a little sad because it sent me a different message from the first book and it wasn't a message I loved like with the first book. Still it was worth reading for the same great humour as in the first book.

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enchanting book with a new spin on fairy tales the themes of fairy tales. Nice to have some strong female characters.

[Velia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this one far more than Mrs. Beast. The story was so sweet.