What if Belle’s mother cursed the Beast? As Old as Time is the third book in a new YA line that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. When Belle touches the Beast’s enchanted rose, memories flood through Belle’s mind—memories of a mother she thought she would never see again. And, stranger still, she sees that her mother is none other than the beautiful enchantress who cursed … cursed the castle and all its inhabitants. Shocked and confused, Belle and the Beast will have to unravel a dark mystery about their families that is 21 years in the making.
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If you like the original Disney story then you will absolutely love this twisted tale version of the story.
This one is my favorite fairytale, Beauty & The Beast. It was nice to see how Belle’s parents got together. I love this book, I can see myself listening to it many times over. The only thing missing is the singing, that’s fine by me. I’ll be read/listening to the rest. Hopefully there are many more.
I liked this extra background story on my favorite Disney film and classic fairy tale. It’s a YA book but as an adult I enjoyed it.
Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite fairy tales. I really enjoyed this Twisted Tale. It had enough new ideas for the story but still had glimmers of the story we all know. Belle and the Beast work together to find out what happened to Belle’s mother after she cursed the Beast and his castle. I think I may have even enjoyed Belle and Beast’s relationship better in this story.
This is the second Twisted Tale Disney book I’ve read (after the Sleeping Beauty one, which I didn’t care for much). I was skeptical going in because the first one I read felt too modern teen-y to be the beloved fairy tale Disney made so long ago. I was worried this one would ruin Belle by making her a modern whiny teenager who said things like “oh my god” and “like” all the time. But I really liked this one! There were times when Belle didn’t really feel like Belle from the Disney classic, but she was also going through things she didn’t go through in the movie so I get it. She was, however, strong and proactive and smart, just like the Belle I’ve come to know and love. This book did a good job of using familiar characters and twisting them a bit to create little mysteries to keep the reader interested. The story was well-thought-out and flowed nicely. I loved how she created a new backstory for Belle to unravel as she followed the mysteries of the castle. It was a page-turner for me, definitely at the end when everything was wrapping up. The ending was superb! I loved how it didn’t quite go as I thought it would, all wrapped up nice and perfect, but it was still happy for everyone involved. I would recommend this to anyone who likes Disney princesses or fairy tales. As a 33-year-old adult, I did not feel this was too geared toward teens for me to enjoy it.
A truly wonderful read. A completely new version of the already known Beauty and the Beast. It was an amazing read and kept me guessing. Sometimes you knew something before it’s time, sometimes you didn’t know until it was upon you. I recommend it to all of those fairy tale lovers that want a new story to dwell on.
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I was very surprised by the twist this book takes from the Disney version we all know and love. I found it to be very unpredictable, which gave it such a nice freshness to the story.
For those of you who wanted more of the Beauty and the Beast story, wait no longer. But be ready for the cliffhanger ending.
A nice twist on the Disney movie.
One of my all time favorites!!!
There are a few things that I had to look up and there were some darker parts .
As a Beauty and the Beast fan, I really like the way this story was re-imagined. While some plot points will obviously be predictable, it took some unexpected turns and still ended up with a very good, though not HEA, ending.