Beauty by Robin McKinley is a retelling of the story, Beauty & The Beast. Beauty is a nickname Honour was given when she was younger and now finds herself unsuitable for the name. However, she believes her everlasting courage makes up for her absence of beauty. When Beauty’s father returns home with a tale of an enchanted castle in the forest and the promise he made to the Beast who lives there, Beauty knows she must go to the castle, in order to save her father. I would give Robin McKinley a rating of 8 out of 10. Her lifelike descriptions of the castle, scenery and the clothing adds dimension to the story. When Beauty and the Beast watched the sunset, Robin McKinley described the sunset so beautifully. She said, “suddenly in a final
