Cinderella and the Beast (or, Beauty and the Glass Slipper)

I liked the Snow White/Sleeping Beauty mashup better, but this first book, which I read out of order, was also very good. All the bows are tied up neatly by the end. Major themes were being careful what you wish for, forgiveness, seeing the world from another perspective, leaving assumptions behind,......more

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children’s for this ARC! While these books weren’t what I thought I was getting into, the stories were still really well written. The story swap didn’t hold enough of the original story for me to really imagine that this was a story swap and not just a whole ne......more

I saw this book before it was out and it has awesome two toned sprayed edges. They are starting the kids young with the pretty books now. Half is blue and half is yellow since this story is Cinderella and Belle. I decided to get the eARC from Edelweiss immediately. I think I will buy the book though......more

Just when I thought I'd seen every creative way to retell a fairy tale, a new series called The Princess Swap series showed up at my library. At first glance, Cinderella and the Beast (or, Beauty and the Glass Slipper) by Kim Bussing appears to be a simple case of mistaken identity as two princesses......more

I was so excited to receive an E-ARC for this from Netgalley and Random House. Look for it in stores or libraries in January 2025. I adore fairytale spin offs. Belle has always been my favorite princess, so I was thrilled to sit down and read this book. In fact, once I got started I couldn't put the......more