I’ve always loved Beauty and the Beast stories. I have a whole rant about how the point of the story is that even though Beauty might grow to like the Beast while she is his captive, she doesn’t love him until he releases her. Some adaptations work with this idea better than others. The Beast’s Heart does a remarkable job of including the poetry of the story while omitting some of its more problematic elements. … Continue reading The Beast’s Heart by Leife Shallcross →