Review: Beauty is in the Eyes of the Beholder
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 25, 2010
This story is formatted from the Fairy Tale BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.Ms Lane was given this Old Fairy Tale by a publisher to write her ownstory on that theme. My review for this touching and poignant story is nothingshort of a Standing Ovation....Knife is our young hero, and our story describes him as painfully unpleasantto the eye. He lives with his mother and older sister Gwennie in a villageonly the writings of our authors pen, can paint.Knife is raped by a group of ruffians, who torment him in the village theylive. His sister kills the ringleader to avenge her brother. Knife watchesfrom afar, from a window in the Shoppe  where he works, wielding his instruments,carving small  miniatures  he is so talented in designing.A ship pulls into port, and Gwen meets a sailor who is taken with her. Knifeknows in his heart, that when the time is right, his sister will refuse thissuitor because of her love for her brother and will not want to leave himalone in this cruel world. Knife speaks to Kyln, the young sailor and tellshim of his fears. Kyln tells him he will return, that he has an idea.Knife was surprised when the stranger arrived. He looked down at his barepadded feet with tufts of golden fur, flannel trousers and a linen waistcoat.He was a beast to all in the town, with the head of a lion, flat nose, delicatewhiskers, small amber cat eyes and tufted mane, but was a beautiful God toKnife .This was Aerie-Smith, Kyln's cousin .Aerie-Smith wanted a Companion for One Year and then one regrettableunpleasant task for Knife to accomplish. In return he would be given abag of gold and Knife could return to his family. Gwen and his mothercould leave the village and she  could  be with Kyln's family, she could befree to marry and he would not be the ugly, horrible burden on his wonderfulsister. Thus the story begins......Amy Lane, with her gift of words has turned this great Fairy Tale into a memorablestory.  Truer words were never written , BEAUTY IS IN THE EYES OF THEBEHOLDER. Knife and Aerie-Smith learn about each other in the year that passes andwe readers are fortunate to be there too. 5****Stars for this great read!!!!Review by Gloria LakritzSenior ReviewerParanormal Romance Guild