I think if it had been another tale I might not have appreciated this repetition quite so much, but as both Disney adaptations of this story are so beloved to me I really liked hearing the tale again, here.

Readers of my reviews have seen in my reviews that I try to include the bright side in every book I review. As Old as Time is the third book in the hit YA line that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. Where other princesses would fawn over a prince in disguise, Belle told a magnificent beast of a man to control his temper, taught him to read, and was fascinated rather than frightened by his animate servants. I loved the flipping between the two storylines, and I completely understand why the ending is what it is. We also had the Christmas one, which wasn't bad; I saw the third one on Disney Channel once, and didn't care for it.The closest thing we go to an "I love you" was a soppy, out of character line: "You may be a beast, but you are my Prince. Did the enchantress really expect the prince to learn to be kind, and caring, and loving by isolating him from the rest of the world, locking him into an enchanted castle that no one remembers, and by turning an unloved little boy into a hideous monster? Es ist auch ein Stück weit erwachsener, konkreter und somit etwas brutaler als das Original, was ich persönlich aber wirklich gut fand, um die Spannung hochzuhalten.

It feels like a fairy tale with a modern twist and that’s what it is, but there’s a bit more substance and it fills in a bit more plot holes then the original tales, but it keeps that feeling of wonder and suspension of disbelief. Some links on my blog are affiliate links which means I might get a commission from qualifying purchases you make on them at no extra cost to you. But Belle touches the Beast’s enchanted rose, intriguing images flood her mind—images of the mother she believed she would never see again. It's not perfect and it's not going to go down as one of my tippy-top favorites, but it was a surprise hit with me. Instead As Old as Time is full of inconsistencies, over-done, flat, one-dimensional characters, and falls way short of the Disney film.Obviously this is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, if you couldn't tell by the title or cover, but it was a bit different. There are bits of torture mentioned, but it is not enough for me to put down and I couldn't finish it. year-old-me, however, WAS outraged that we didn't get to see the transformation scene, and the moment when the prince turns back and we finally see his face and Belle recognises him thanks to his baby blue eyes and! When Belle touches the Beast’s enchanted rose, memories flood through Belle’s mind-memories of a mother she thought she would never see again.