Looking for a good book? You might like Rose Daughter

Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley

Categories: YA, fantasy, folktale re-telling

This story is based on the old folktale of Beauty and the Beast, but with a fresh perspective, and with a greater, in-depth development of plot and character. It is a beautiful re-telling. One of the things I liked was how most of the things the characters did made sense. That is the difficult objection to the original story--trying to make sense of how a loving father could leave his beautiful daughter to such a cruel fate. This is handled well in Rose Daughter, and I also like the way Beauty is such an avid gardener. Partly because I like gardening myself, but also because it fits in so well to the flow of the story. I thought the ending was especially satisfying, but...enough said about that. I don't want to be guilty of any spoilers. If you like re-tellings of old folktales, and magic, and roses, and how one family is able to pull itself up from great misfortune, then I would recommend Rose Daughter to you. I know you'll love it.

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