Rebel Rose: 1 (Queen's Council)

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This was one of my favorite books of the year so far, and I can’t wait for the next book in the Queen’s Council series to be released!! Sure we were left in that amazing dancing scene at the end of the animated movie but it was the after that became the true challenge. Born a commoner and thrust into the French higher society as a princess of the principality where Beast's castle was, Belle has to balance between the new duties and also her love for her older life. Only a few heartbeats elapsed before the crowd surged forward, united in anger. The man on the pulpit lifted his arms in the air.

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Lo único que no terminó de convencerme es el hecho que el final se sintió algo apresurado (a mi parecer) y esperaba un poco más. The whole book is about her not wanting to be royalty. Despite marrying Lio and living in the damn castle she refuses a title because of the responsibility and this feeling that it will cage her. Lio supports her and let's her do what she wants. That's all fine and dandy, but then Belle has the audacity to call the kingdom hers... like what??? I love politics in stories though, so for me, it worked. I can definitely see how some people may not be as interested in those aspects however, or feel that the pace is too slow for their personal tastes.

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Unfortunately, I think she really failed in her goal. In fact, I find it rather baffling that Rebel Rose has received the amount of praise it has. She faked a cough in Bastien’s direction as she left the room, relishing the way he flinched from her." Petty AF and CORONA makes me so disturbed by this Lio wouldn’t see her point of view, especially not when he valued Bastien’s counsel over hers." She literally thinks this when he has never given her any reason to doubt him

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It was very interesting to be vibing with Belle when it came to this guy too. Not sure how Lio couldn't see it but then again the guy was a beast for a long ass time. So I guess I can give him a break.. for now. They will be staying with him, which is fortunate for Lio, since as a Duc, Bastien is used to navigating the ins and outs of the royal court. This trip was to be a reprieve. Here she was anonymous, just someone going about their day. Her plain dress made her invisible. She could enjoy Paris the way she’d always imagined, before returning to her new life and hoping it fit her better after some time away from it. Happily ever after is only the beginning as Belle takes on the responsibility of becoming queen and learns to balance duty, love, and sacrifice, all while navigating dark political intrigue--and a touch of magic.

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She reached for her coin purse without hesitation and handed the woman a twelve-livre coin, enough for her to feed herself and her children for the days to come.

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I recommend walking this earth burdened by the notion that most anyone can surprise you. It will make your life easier."From what Belle understood of French politics, it was a deceptively simple desire. In France, the power was concentrated in the hands of the clergy and the nobility. Peasants had nothing. It had been that way for centuries. But what if they could take some for themselves? What if the Third Estate became something? It would change the world.

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Rebel Rose was the first book in The Queen's Council book series. It was written by Emma Theriault and is based upon Beauty and the Beast, more specifically Belle. It was released on November 10, 2020. Rebel Rose is the story of Beauty and the Beast after the spell is broken. Belle and Lio are now married, living in their castle in Aveyon. After 10 years of the curse and letting people believe that the prince was ill all those years, Belle and Lio go to visit King Louis in the city where they stay with Lio’s cousin. They see that a revolution is coming and soon realize that a revolution could happen in Aveyon. Belle must figure out how to be a queen, even though she doesn’t want to be one, and bring her people together. A long lost cousin, having forgotten entirely about Adam during the curse, Bastien is introduced very early on. In a way, you kind of fall in love with him at first. And, if I'm being honest, he has more chemistry with Belle in those introductory chapters than even Adam does. If that's not a red flag for you, I don't know what is. Add in the fact that he spends more time with Belle throughout the course of the novel than Adam ever does and it just gets worse. The garden was a throng of people.Groups large and small clustered around tables, shouting over one another to have their voices heard. To her left stood a man on a makeshift pulpit, surrounded by a host of eager listeners. He wore the short-skirted coat and long pantalon of a working man, but he commanded the attention of the hundreds of people gathered around him like someone with authority. Perhaps he was a bourgeois,she thought, one of the wealthier members of the Third Estate. Belle fought her way to the front of the crowd and strained to hear what the man was saying.Adding tension to the mix is the fact that France finds itself on the brink of revolution. Belle is fascinated as she learns about the potential populous uprising. I already had my issues with Rebel Rose, but the moment Bastien's "true colors" were revealed sealed it for me. You can kind of see the book headed in this direction with his actions throughout the course of the novel. And it was fine, really, when he was being portrayed as a spoiled rich man trying to gain political power. However the second he turned into a voice of the resistance, his arc lost all credibility. In this series, each book will be written by a different author and follow the story of a different Disney Princess as they come into own.