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Roses
Roses
Roses
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Roses

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"As the gates clicked shut behind them, she heard the distant roar of a beast."

She bears no name. Her silvery appearance is freakish to the numerous inhabitants of Sago, the cosmopolitan capital of Pevorocco in a fantasy realm. With her mother vanishing at the instance of her birth, she is regrettably sent to live with the nouveau riche Ma Dane, where she is punished daily for something, though she knows not what. Tauntingly named Beauty, she flees Sago in a violent uprising that sets out to massacre all Magics and journeys to the furthest point of the country.

But Beauty cannot hide in the grassy Hillands forever. Before long, the State officials find her and threaten to take her back to war-torn Sago where death surely awaits. In a midnight blizzard she escapes them, running into a deep, enchanted forest to a great and terrible beast who will bargain for her life. But can Beauty accept Beast? Eternity is a long time.

G. R. Mannering's eloquent style and creative retelling of a timeless classic illuminates the plight of Beauty and the Beast and is sure to captivate fans of Cinder, Beauty, and others.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherSky Pony
Release dateNov 1, 2013
ISBN9781628733624
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    Rose Mannering has written a terrific retelling of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST that kept me flipping pages until I came to the end of the story in a breathless rush. As with most retellings, the story arc isn’t a surprise, so it’s up to the author to find a way to keep an old story fresh … something that is particularly difficult when recounting a story that has already been done by Disney and is beloved by many.Rose Mannering was definitely up to the task.In ROSES, the first in The Tales Trilogy, we meet Beauty. But before she was Beauty, she didn’t have a name, and once named, she was only called “Beauty” with derision because of her odd appearance that leaves people startled at best and more typically terrified. Beauty is magical, although in ways that aren’t immediately evident. As is the way with many fairy tales, Beauty has a miserable childhood away from her real parents, and she is befriended by animals--horses in this case--and an older mentor who eventually takes her in as his own. Manning revives the old storyline and makes it her own with her fantastic world building. Beauty is born in Sago, the capital of Pervorocco, and residents of the city are distrustful of anything that hints of magic. As fear of magic and magical creatures begins to create unrest in Sago, Beauty is spirited away by Owaine, a Hillander who had fled to the city for reasons of his own, and is now anxious to return home.Beauty’s adventures in Hillander and beyond propel the second part of the book. While the first half lagged just a bit while the stage was set, by the middle of the book I was unable to put ROSES down for very long. Although there are many parts of Beauty’s story that are still wrapped in mystery at the end of the tale, that’s to be expected from the first book in a trilogy. Rather than being annoyed by all that is left unexplained, I’m pleased to see that the second book in The Tales Trilogy comes out this month (July 2016).Fairy tale retellings are being written by many authors, and I’ve read quite a few of them over the years. So far Rose Mannering’s book is one of the best that I’ve found.My thanks to the publisher for a copy of the book in exchange for my unbiased review.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I wouldn't call this a re-telling, honestly I went in thinking it was a stand alone (that's on me) so until I realized it was just part one of three I was really upset about the pacing. Honestly I still am. I think we could have had a good amount of the book condensed into a few short-ish chapters. The story was really flooded, it had many, too many interesting storylines and I don't think we really saw enough of any of them. Over all the only part that truly interested me were the beginning and the end (not the ending it was rushed). I'm not sure I'll finish the series, who knows.

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