The Rose: A Novel Based on Beauty and the Beast (Once Upon a Dream) [Paperback]

Jennifer Baker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1996 | Series: Once Upon a Dream

finds Bonnie Oliviera in the cliff mansion of Peter Crowley, an enchanted beast-boy who must gain another's love before his magic rose dies.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Point (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590259482
• ISBN-13: 978-0590259484
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #493,077 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Modern,More "high-tech" version of Beauty and the Beast, December 28, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Rose: A Novel Based on Beauty and the Beast (Once Upon a Dream) (Paperback)

By:BATBFan

The reason I call this version "HIGH-TECH" is because it's not everyday you read Beauty and the Beast that brings up the words T.V.,Computer,VCR,and virtual-reality machine.Other than that, I lost myself in the book.I was so eager to see what happened next,I finished the book in 2 hours!It's just about the same as the Disney version,which made me very dissapointed.I like the origional version better.

It's about a girl named Bonnie Oliviera (the "Belle" in the story)who dreams of something more than helping her father catch lobsters on his boat,who loves to invent.Gary(the"Gaston"in the story)is the handsome brute who always tries to hit on Belle.....I mean Bonnie.

In the harbor of Land's End rumors about the mansion say it's haunted.The mansion is Peter Crowley's home.Because of his beastly behavior towards an enchantress in disguise as a hag he was sentensed to live as an animal,a monster...a BEAST.

While Bonnie takes the place of her father's imprisonment as the beast's prisoner,can she change the heart of the beast? Here is a charming,modern tale of the classic fairytale,Beauty and the Beast.

_______Savannah R.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What a disappointment and waste of time!, June 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Rose: A Novel Based on Beauty and the Beast (Once Upon a Dream) (Paperback)

As a fan of any sort of fairy tale, I was unpleasantly surprised by this novel. The story stuck to the original plot, while adding very few creative touches or embellishments. The characters were very stereotypical and any attempt at realistic characterization seems to have failed. I found this story to be shallow and would recommend that fans of Beauty and the Beast retellings read Robin McKinley's "Beauty" or "Rose Daughter." Both were far superior. Unless the reader is an avid fan of cheap young adult romances, I would strongly discourage reading this book.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A modern recreation of Beauty and the Beast., May 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Rose: A Novel Based on Beauty and the Beast (Once Upon a Dream) (Paperback)

This recreation of Beauty and the Beast is one of the best. The story begins in the peaceful town of Lands End, a town were the beautiful Bonnie Oliviera lives with her father. Even though the town is peaceful, rumors are going around about a beast living in an old house on the cliffs, even though she doesn't belive them, she's curious. Bonnie always dreams of leaving Lands End and going to exotic far off places with the man of her dreams, but she only dreams of it. When her father leaves town to go to a boat fair and doesn't return when planed Bonnie starts getting frantic. Thinking something dangerous has happened she sets off to look for him. Something has happened to him, but not exactly what she expects. To tell more would rob the readers enjoyment as they devour this classic tale as it's retold once more. This book took me by suprise because of it's more modern outlook of a romantic fairy tale. It has it's villians and heros but they consest of high school students. I would recommend this book to any one who wants to curl up with a romantic fariy tale, modernized.