Really funny little blooper they didn't catch toward the mid-end/end of the book - "How are we doing on time?" Those always crack me up. Again, no spoilers, just know that these girls aren't Hope and Grace rinsed and recycled. The sisters are also completely different characters, and I enjoyed their sassy personalities. No spoilers here, I'm just glad I listened til the end. Despite having the same name, Beauty is definitely a new main character.
Think: a parallel universe where things are similar, yet also vastly different. **NOTE** This is NOT a continuation of the original Beauty with her Beast, it's another retelling of the same story, from scratch. This book would get a solid 4.5 from me in the overall category if half stars were an option.
Same story, different characters, new ending Then if you fall in love with Robin's work, branch out into her other books, including this one. My advice if you have never read any of Robin's books: Start with "Beauty" or "The Blue Sword" or "The Hero and the Crown". I think "Beauty" was the romantic ideal of an unmarried woman in her 20s, and "Rose Daughter" is the romantic ideal of a married woman in her 40s. I can see now that "Rose Daughter" has much to offer. I did not reread "Rose Daughter" again until this audio version came out. When this book first came out on paper, I got it immediately, but I was Very fond of "Beauty" and I think I was jealous on its behalf. But this story is fairly different in many ways. They are both telling the same fairy tale, after all. Oddly, many years and books after "Beauty" Robin chose to tell the story of Beauty and the Beast again. Her first book is entitled, "Beauty" and is the story of Beauty and the Beast. Robin McKinley is one of my favorite authors in the whole world.
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