Title: Why, oh, why did I purchase this series?
Review: Although, book three did find the main characters in new locales, Rice really missed an opportunity for Beauty to take a lead role in her personal development and face the issues of female mutilation that she was introduced to with a harem lover. Unfortantly, this storyline was sacrificed in order to end the book. Ms. Rice's abilities to provide period & emotional detail has and what continues to draw me to her writing. What could have been a magnificant retelling of a classic fairytale became a three book snooze fest. I was sadly disappointed in this series.
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