Beasts and Beauty by Soman Chainani

"Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life ... and death."--

Although I was able to appreciate each story in Beasts and Beauty to some degree, most of the stories were not that memorable to me. However, I did rather enjoy the reimagined versions of the following tales:

“Hansel and Gretel” (in which an exceptional baker is accused of witchcraft)

“Cinderella” (in which the titular character befriends a woman transformed into a mouse)

“Beauty and the Beast” (in which Beauty loves the idea of getting rid of that pesky Beast and having his castle and library all to herself)

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The retelling of Hansel and Gretel in Indian context will stick with me forever. So cleverly written! I enjoyed all of the stories in this collection.

Little Red Riding Hood - 5
Snow White - 5
Sleeping Beauty - 2
Rapunzel - 5
Jack and Bean - 3
Beauty and the Beast - 4.5
Hansel and Gretel - 5
Blue Beard - 4.5
Cinderella - 4
Little Mermaid - 5
Rumpelstiltskin - 4
Peter Pan - 5