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When Beauty Tamed the Beast (Fairy Tales, #2)

Eloisa James

Start date: November 1, 2012

Finish date: November 30, 2012

Discussion: Group Reads

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Feb 01, 2011 Dina rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-romance, dik, to-review, ebook

I don't know why, but this pic made me think of Piers and Linnet playing by the beach pool:

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May 09, 2011 Duchess Nicole rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-2012, e-pcs, genre-historical-romance

3.5+
Well, I didn't love it. Ms. James strayed away from the whimsical, romantic feel of fairy tale that I expected after reading the first in this series. This was much darker. Of course, I know that Beauty and the Beast is a far cry from Cinderella. But this book was just a bit odd to me.

The 'beast' is extremely sarcastic, very crude, and it turned me off of his character. Nearly everything that comes out of his mouth is hurtful or hateful or just plain unfeeling. He never really gets over it, ...more

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Feb 08, 2015 Netanella rated it liked it

Shelves: historical-romance, nursing-back-to-health, 2015-may-reading-challenge, beauty-and-the-beast

First paragraph: Beautiful girls in fairy stories are as common as pebbles on the beach. Magnolia-skinned milkmaids rub shoulders with starry-eyed princesses and, in fact, counting two eyes in each bright-eyed damsel would result in a whole galaxy of twinkling stars.
That sparkle makes it all the more sad that real women rarely live up to their fictional counterparts. They have yellowing teeth, or spotty skin. They have the shadow of a mustache, or a nose so big that a mouse could ski down it.

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Mar 31, 2012 Courtney rated it liked it

Shelves: historical-romance

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. My Woes:

-Piers orginally didn't want to marry Linnet because he didn't like her, they weren't compatible, and he felt he didn't deserve her. By around page 100 or maybe earlier, he didn't want to marry her because his father chose her for him.

-Piers lied about being incapable of conceaving for most of the book, and when he finally told Linnet that it was infact a lie, neither of them made a big deal about it.

-There was literally no reason for Piers to not want to marry Linnet. His excuses were ...more

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Jun 04, 2011 Roshio rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-romance

Fun read altogether. The Hero of course as Eloisa James planned is much like my modern medicine hero Dr Gregory House. As a fan of the series, it was fun to see Dr. House transported through time although in my opinion Dr. House is a lot more caustic and sarcastic but Piers isn't far off. My favourite part was the interaction between Linnet and Piers, both witty and intelligent producing some really good dialogue. The reason for the high rating is the fact that it got to me emotionally, there we ...more

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