The Beast’s Heart ★★★ Leife Shallcross, Hodder & Stoughton, R300

Beauty & The Beast is a tale that has been retold and reimagined many times. The Beast’s Heart, however, is the story from the Beast’s point of view. The writing is filled with long dialogue and heavily adorned descriptions, but Shallcross brings an interpretation that speaks to the modern age, centring around loneliness and depression.