Beauty

I did enjoy this story, but it felt rushed at the ending, and top-heavy, like once Beauty got to the castle, the author no longer knew what to do with the story. And the ending felt unfinished. Yes, happy fairytale ending, but just not complete somehow.

I did love the mention of the library with every book that will ever be written. I'd love to have one of those. And I thought the characters were all quite well drawn. Each of them felt real.

McKinley can paint a picture with words when she wants to. But somehow, I get the impression that she hadn't quite figured out the entire flow of her story. Not a bad read, but not particularly a keeper. Definitely not what I was hoping for.