Name: Enchant
Rating: 1.5 (2 reviews)
ISBN: 9780992269364

Demelza Carlton

A beastly prince. An enchanting beauty. Only love can break the spell. So you think you know the tale of Beauty and the Beast? You're wrong. Once upon a time...

Beauty and the Beast Retold

Enchant

A beastly prince. An enchanting beauty. Only love can break the spell. Once upon a time... The wicked King Thorn forced the enchantress Zuleika to cast a terrible curse. She fled his court to travel the world, helping those who need her magic most. Until a search for her merchant father's lost ships leads her to an enchanted island, where Prince Vardan, the island's ruler, is afflicted by the most powerful curse Zuleika has ever encountered. She's not sure she can reverse the spell, but she's determined to try. After all, a prince who fights pirates can't be all bad...no matter how beastly his appearance. Together, can the enchanting beauty and the beastly prince break the spell? Romance a Medieval Fairytale series: Each book is a standalone, so they can be read in any order: Enchant: Beauty and the Beast Retold Dance: Cinderella Retold Fly: Goose Girl Retold Revel: Twelve Dancing Princesses Retold Silence: Little Mermaid Retold Awaken: Sleeping Beauty Retold Embellish: Brave Little Tailor Retold Appease: Princess and the Pea Retold Blow: Three Little Pigs Retold Return: Hansel and Gretel Retold Wish: Aladdin Retold Melt: Snow Queen Retold Spin: Rumpelstiltskin Retold Kiss: Frog Prince Retold Hunt: Red Riding Hood Retold Reflect: Snow White Retold Roar: Goldilocks Retold Cobble: Elves and the Shoemaker Retold Float: Enchanted Horse Retold Steal: Forty Thieves Retold Call: Pied Piper Retold Keywords: adult fairytale retelling, beauty and the beast, cinderella, fairy godmother, witches paranormal romance, classic tale, mythology and folktales, medieval historical romance, adult fantasy, Norse romance, Viking romance, royal romance, fairytale romance, free fairytale retelling, free fantasy romance

Pamela Alvarado

I love love B&B retellings but I was very disappointed with this one.

I went in cautiously, but also pretty excited because I was dying for a Beauty and the Beast retelling. In the end, it was just... it was pretty dull. I don't see the point of anything. 

There is an abuse scene right at the beginning. And I remember thinking 'Okaay, this is going to be way deeper and darker than I'd initially expected.' Everytime there is abuse in a story, I'm paying close attention, because it is not something you can use whenever you please to make your character more interesting.

I feel this book danced precariously on that line. Because while it did have consequences on this character's perceptions, something was off about the cause and effect situation. I didn't perceive those effects beyond the MC's decision to swear off men. 

Something that also bothered me was the absence of the beast we all love to no end. I mean, nice and gentle men are lovely and one of god's gifts to the world, but if I read something based off Beauty and the Beast, I go in with certain expectations. 

For example, the beast needs to be a grumpy cinammon roll that secretely pines for love. SECRETELY. AS IN THE VERY DEPTHS OF HIS BEASTLY HEART. 

Instead, this prince was different. I could almost hear him asking:

"Can you find it in your heart to love me? Can you? Please just let me luv u!" (Quote NOT taken literally from the text, but comes pretty close."

So, I would go with the GR rating here and say it was OK, but not what I expected.

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