First off, I have to thank you wonderful readers for pointing me to Robin McKinley. I never would have stumbled across her work if you hadn’t all been discussing Deerskin while All Fur has been posting to the site. Rest assured, I plan to read Deerskin as soon as I return from Anime Boston this coming weekend. It’s sitting on my desk begging me to dive into it.
“Cannot a Beast be tamed?”
As usual, I love the fact that Beauty is such a strong and courageous female character who has more going on in her life than JUST romance. She has a personality and comes off as very likeable. I found it a fun twist that “Beauty” as she is nicknamed was a very plain looking girl who did not have to be beautiful on the outside to have the beauty on the inside win her the heart of the lead (Beast).
I think the only thing I found that bothered me was the ending. It was a GOOD ending and followed the original tale. However, it seemed to happen all to fast. The story had a lovely pacing and lead up to the climax, but it felt like it was over too soon. I wanted a wedding and a little sweet kissing for the couple! I demand MORE romance!
Also, though I hate to judge a book by it’s cover, it really is the first thing that sells a book to a potential reader. It has to catch your eye! I have to admit that if I had been in the bookstore and saw this on the shelf I would have passed it by. The cover of all of McKinley’s books are really boring and I wish there would be some romantic or enticing cover art to catch me. Maybe it’s just the reprints of the books. It makes me wonder how many other great books I am missing because the cover art isn’t called to me from the store bookshelves.
Overall, I enjoyed this book greatly and couldn’t put it down. I am very excited to read the other fairytale retellings and see how McKinley fairs.
First up, there is a new donation wallpaper this month! This one features characters from The Bird, the Mouse, and the Sausage. The general rule for donations is any amount over $1. We all thank you for your support!
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Also, the subscription area (Behind the Tales) has been updated with some spiffy new concept art from Maid Maleen. The sketches include the two kings of the story as well as Lady Emelia. We’ll have more next month!
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