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What if Belle's mother cursed the Beast?

Belle is a lot of things: smart, resourceful, restless. She longs to escape her poor provincial town for good. She wants to explore the world, despite her father's reluctance to leave their little cottage in case Belle's mother returns--a mother she barely remembers. Belle also happens to be the captive of a terrifying, angry beast. And that is her primary concern.

But Belle touches the Beast's enchanted rose, intriguing images flood her mind--images of the mother she believed she would never see again. Stranger still, she sees that her mother is none other than the beautiful Enchantress who cursed the Beast, his castle, and all its inhabitants. Shocked and confused, Belle and the Beast must work together to unravel a dark mystery about their families that is twenty-one years in the making.

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Date changed. Restarting April 1st 2021. Happy Reading ☺

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Is it ok if I join this one? Been meaning to read these books for a while.

Of course!

Starting this one now!

Also starting now.

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(view spoiler)[ So far this is off to a confusing start with all the bouncing around. I'm hoping we get to a more steadier and linear plot soon (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ I don’t understand the time line yet or what’s happening with Belle in this chapter. The writing is a bit messy. I do like that we sort of get to see more magic. It makes more sense that quite a few people in the area would have power and that they would be collected in one area. (hide spoiler)]

Aaron wrote: "10%
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(view spoiler)[ I'm glad I'm not the only one struggling with the timeline (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ How aggravating for the king to just shrug when Rosalind tries to tell him of the midwife's death (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ I feel like their going to start singing Be Our Guest any minute now lol (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ Now that I understand the timeline better, I'm finding that I enjoy Rosalind's chapters more than Belle's (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ I've always been jealous of the library the Beast has in his castle lol (hide spoiler)]

62%
(view spoiler)[ Ugh Gaston truly is awful (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ Well this took a dark turn lol (hide spoiler)]

Finished.

I liked it better than A Whole New World, bu tI still feel like this could have been better than it was

Katrina wrote: "17%
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(view spoiler)[ He doesn’t seem like a very good person never mind a good King. He seems to think too highly of himself. I would be annoyed in that situation. (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ I really like that we are getting some background on Maurice. I always thought he would be so interesting, definitely where Belle gets her imagination. (hide spoiler)]

Katrina wrote: "8%
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(view spoiler)[ The back and forth between Maurice/past and Belle/present mixed me up. Now that I know that happens, it will be easier to get, but I wasn't expecting it. (hide spoiler)]

Aaron wrote: "10%
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(view spoiler)[ I agree. It is easier to differentiate between Maurice's parts and Belle's but I don't understand why she has to go back and forth. Couldn't we just get his background, then go to her story? This seems unnecessarily complicated. (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ I'm a bit confused about how we jumped to her going after him. Like his story is dragging out and hers is being rushed. I really hope Belle's mother and father's story drops off after she is with the Beast. (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ This is shaping up to look like Sleeping Beauty. (hide spoiler)]

Katrina wrote: "25%
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YESSS!
I was so hoping to read the musical number.

Ashley wrote: "Katrina wrote: "8%
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(view spoiler)[ Agreed. It got much easier to wrap my head around once I got a few chapters further (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ It never occurred to me that the wolves could be magical to prevent escape. I always thought they were just wolves. (hide spoiler)]

Ashley wrote: "32%
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(view spoiler)[ Right! I think that's such an interesting idea (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ We're finally getting to the library!!! I am too excited for this. (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ I love that Mrs. Potts told him off and he has to cook for himself haha (hide spoiler)]

Ashley wrote: "49%
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(view spoiler)[ I loved Mrs. Potts! Putting the Beast in his place was a pretty great moment (hide spoiler)]

Katrina wrote: "62%
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(view spoiler)[ I have never read any version of this story where Gaston is a decent person. (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ I love that he went with her to rescue her father. This whole scenario is so barbaric. (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ All that and Gaston proposes? Did I read that right? (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ That whole part with D'Arque totally threw me off. I never would have guessed anything like that was going to happen. I really didn't care for the beginning, but I do think it got better as the story went. (hide spoiler)]

Ashley wrote: "91%
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(view spoiler)[ Gotta love Gaston lol (hide spoiler)]

How am I already behind on my buddy reads😂 I am hoping to join this today!

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Okay am I the only one who thinks that Maurice is Belle's father? And he fell in love with that witch girl, so that's Belle's mother? (hide spoiler)]

Katrina wrote: "8%
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Ah I agree! It is a bit vague

Danique wrote: "How am I already behind on my buddy reads😂 I am hoping to join this today!"

We've all been there lol

Danique wrote: "5%

Okay am I the only one who thinks that Maurice is Belle's father? And he fell in love with that witch girl, so that's Belle's mother?"

(view spoiler)[ Yeah it took me a little while to figure out who he was and how he was relevant to the story (hide spoiler)]

Danique wrote: "How am I already behind on my buddy reads😂 I am hoping to join this today!"

Same but I plan too many lol It's my own fault.

Danique wrote: "5%

Okay am I the only one who thinks that Maurice is Belle's father? And he fell in love with that witch girl, so that's Belle's mother?"

I only knew because of the movie.

Katrina wrote: "31%
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(view spoiler)[ I agree. I think it’s because all of Belle’s chapters so far have just covered parts of the story we already know and Rosalind’s are all new. (hide spoiler)]

I'm going to try and read this on the 17th so I make it in the BR timeframe!!

Jammin Jenny wrote: "I'm going to try and read this on the 17th so I make it in the BR timeframe!!"

Cool. I kind of put this one down as I didn’t have reading time for a bit so I’ll try and get through it at the same time.

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Date changed. Restarting June 14th 2024. Happy Reading ☺

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