Beauty was an interesting retelling of Snow White. The writing was simplistic and enticing and the tale progressed quickly and managed to keep my interest throughout. 
 Tatiana Anatolia, or Ana, was a fiery main character. I liked her intelligence, spirit, and resilience throughout the book. The lack of a male love interest was actually refreshing, because it was good to see Ana fend for herself and survive against her evil, cruel mother. The result is a more gritty, dark version of Snow White, which I enjoyed immensely. 
 The only thing I found rather lacking was the ending, which was very glossed over to me. The queen's death was abrupt and not well explained and the final chapters were rushed. Otherwise, Beauty would have been a good retelling of the traditional fairytale.