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In this kingdom, the people know better than to trespass on castle grounds, pick roses, face a Beast of any kind, or be the daughter of a merchant. Because the Legacy is intent upon repeating the Beauty and the Beast story… no matter how much the characters want or don’t want it.

When Rosalie finds a man about to entrap himself in the Legacy, she steps in to save him from a fate captured by a Beast. However, in doing so, she inadvertently involves herself in the Legacy. The only way to keep out of trouble is to work together to rewrite a tale as old as time.

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⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5 stars)

I was so excited to start this book… I had heard Lindsey from Books for Christian Girls talk about how much she enjoyed this one, and since I don’t usually love Beauty and the Beast retellings, I was hoping this would be an exception. And, I’m happy to say that it was actually really fun, and I had a good time reading it. The Legacy part was a little difficult for me to figure out, and then I felt like we spent a little too much time on it, so I ended up getting a little bored. However, I still enjoyed this one a lot.

Our main characters were refreshingly different from what I’m used to with retellings of this story. Rosalie was a little grumpy, but she ended up being okay in the end (oh, and there was one thing about her character toward the end that made me totally like her a ton more, but I think that counts as a spoiler, so I won’t talk about it). Dimitri– instead of being grumpy– was a much more friendly character, which actually worked really well with this story. And, the side characters were actually really interesting, which I wasn’t expecting that much. Oh, and her brothers were so funny the whole time, for the record.

The romance itself was pretty fair, although I did have one slight issue with it, but I can’t really talk about it without giving away spoilers. However, I just wasn’t sure about this one part, but it wasn’t a huge deal, anyway. The way that they had to ‘fake’ the story was really fun, especially since they had to do it full-time, which made me really happy. Since I love fake-dating, this was close enough for me to really enjoy it.

Also, I think it’s only fair to precaution readers by saying they didn’t really explain the original Legacy, and since it didn’t follow the Disney movie, I got confused in some parts. I would have appreciated a prologue that explained the basic idea at the beginning, just to add some context.

Content-wise, this book was pretty appropriate. I would definitely recommend this for teen or adult readers, because it was very clean, and I ended up having a very good time reading it. Especially if you’re a huge fan of fairytale retellings– or someone who isn’t a huge fan of fairytale retellings because you feel like they’re all the same.

This book is available on Kindle Unlimited (I think all of Melanie Cellier’s books are), and I am interested in continuing with the series. I think the next one is a Cinderella retelling that was recently released, and I’m excited about that one. All in all, though, I really enjoyed this one, and I think it’s probably my favorite Beauty and the Beast retelling I’ve read.

EMOJI REVIEW!

• 👑 fairytale retelling… but with a twist
• 🤔 characters trying to outsmart the magical Legacy
• 🥀 beauty and the beast story
• 🤪🤪🤪 goofy and funny side character siblings (triplets!)
• 🏰 forced proximity in a castle
• 📚 first in a series
• 📱 available on Kindle Unlimited

So, yes, I would totally recommend you giving this book a try, because I think you will really enjoy it. I’m very excited to continue on with the series. Please let me know in the comments if you’ve read this book. I’d love to chat about it some more. What’s your favorite Beauty and the Beast retelling?

Have a wonderful day, sweet friends!