Corinne's review
Beastly by Alex Flinn
Probably from the title you can tell that this is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast - but what you won't guess, I bet, is that this version is told from the Beast's point of view, not Beauty's. Not only that, but when we meet Kyle (aka the Beast) he's living in modern day New York City, perfect in every way except for the fact that he is unabashedly self-absorbed and, really, a complete jerk. Even Daddy's money and his good looks can't save him when a witch decides that the only way to change his heart is to make his outside as beastly as his insides and the spell won't be broken until he finds true love and she has to love him back.
The story is, of course, familiar. I love how the author was able to convert it so seamlessly from a cottage and a castle in the forest into a preppy private school and a Brooklyn brownstone - the plot felt full of new life and promise. My favorite part, though, about this retelling was Kyle's voice -his teenage sarcasm and his undeniable need for lov...more
The story is, of course, familiar. I love how the author was able to convert it so seamlessly from a cottage and a castle in the forest into a preppy private school and a Brooklyn brownstone - the plot felt full of new life and promise. My favorite part, though, about this retelling was Kyle's voice -his teenage sarcasm and his undeniable need for lov...more
