I am a beast. A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog, but a horrible new creature who walks upright – a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster.
You think I’m talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It’s no deformity, no disease. And I’ll stay this way forever – ruined – unless I can break the spell.
Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I’ll tell you. I’ll tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and a perfect life. And then, I’ll tell you how I became perfectly beastly.
Beastly is a modern-day Beauty & the Beast retelling told from the Beast's perspective. It moved along at a fairly fast pace and held my interest. Beauty & the Beast is one of my favorite fairytales and I enjoy retellings of this story.
Interspersed through the story there is a support "chat" group that the Beast joined with the frog prince, the little mermaid and several other fairy tale characters that I found to be quite humorous.
Alex Flinn did a great job writing this book that shows that ultimately it is what is on the inside that matters most.
Content: This book does contain some language throughout. There is also a few crude sexual references. Age 16+
Rating: 4 Stars - I enjoyed this retelling from the Beast's perspective.
I would really like to get a copy of this book! I just got 'The Sisters Red' by Jackson Pearce and I am loving the fairytale retelling-ness of it! This may be my next Amazon purchase! Great review- Beauty and the Beast is one of my favourites too! x
ReplyDeleteI love the movie version! I want read this book 8)
ReplyDeleteI loved this book and all of Flinn's that I have read. Great review!
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