Of Beast and Beauty by Stacey Jay → Start Date: June 20th, 2014

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Please join Mandiann and I in this buddy read!

[[deleted user]]

I would love to join you! :)
I actually just picked this book up.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Yay! Welcome Kathryn! We'd love for you to join!!! :)

[[deleted user]]

Great! I look forward to it! :D

[Mandiann]

I have wanted to read this one for a while. Beauty and the Beast is my favourite fairy tale.

[Mandiann]

I read a few pages yesterday. Will have more time today (I hope).

[Mandiann]

I am at the end of Autumn.

I think it is interesting that the classic fairy tale(view spoiler)[ has been flipped and the beast is the one being imprisoned by the female. And I am not sure how I feel about her not being beautiful. (hide spoiler)]

Must go for walk with puppy. Will post more thoughts later.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

oh no!!! How did I miss starting!?!?
I'm so sorry Mandiann! I completely missed this thread!
Grabbing it now and starting!

[Mandiann]

No worries, I was going slow, waiting to hear from you. I am only 1/4 through it.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

okay I'm ending at Autumn as well

I agree (view spoiler)[ I like the reversal...him being imprisoned...
but it IS different that she's not the classic "beauty" we are used to her being (hide spoiler)]

I also like the spin with the roses :)

I like it so far! I'll read more tomorrow..but it will be late again. I'm painting the new house tomorrow and doing more shopping and packing.... *sigh* moving again lol

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I'm picking this one up again but....I'm so tired from painting and cleaning. I'm not sure how far I'll get but I'll try to update again in the morning :)

[Mandiann]

no worries. I am also swamped with life stuff and haven't progressed far into winter.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

15 chapters in (wow, winter is a long one. lol)

Bo (view spoiler)[ OMG he is AWFUL! I'm so glad she sees the double standard. HE can sleep with half the population under the dome. but SHE better not even know another man. (hide spoiler)]

Isra (view spoiler)[ wow, that venture out really HAS given her the strength to start running her people. I hope she can keep this up (hide spoiler)]

I can't believe (view spoiler)[ they've been FEEDING her tea to make her blind. how insane is that?? (hide spoiler)]

Junjie (view spoiler)[ I think it's all going to come down to an ugly fight with THIS guy. he's worse than bo
and treats Isra awful (hide spoiler)]

Needle (view spoiler)[ I'm so nervous for her. I hope she doesn't get hurt in the fight that I'm sure will go down (hide spoiler)]

Gem (view spoiler)[ yikes. they were getting pretty crazy on their adventure. I'm glad Gem slowed it waaaay back down.
and his struggle over him liking her. wanting to strangle her and kiss her. I'm so sad for him but they BOTH have their prejudices they have to let go. (hide spoiler)]

Roses (view spoiler)[ Okay, wait! what? if they aren't fed to the roses....then why would she need to die in order to sacrifice. I'm confused. I'm not sure what's going on with the roses.... (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

21 chapters in

And WOW (view spoiler)[ the level of deception and treason against the queen - all the queens - is just crazy (hide spoiler)]

And their idea (view spoiler)[ of madness is very different than mine
Apparently compassion is not an emotion they can let their queen have :( (hide spoiler)]

I hope (view spoiler)[ Gem and Isra can both make it out of this alive.... (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I'm done
OMG that was good. I really liked it!
I can't wait to see what you think!!

[Mandiann]

In chapter 19. Wow, information overload!!!!!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Mandiann wrote: "In chapter 19. Wow, information overload!!!!!"

right?! It's like suddenly they tell you everything!
Aren't the secrets crazy??? :O

[Mandiann]

Wow! I still don't understand the beginning but that was one wild ride!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

yay! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!! wasn't that good.
I'm kind of sad it's not a series. lol

[Mandiann]

I think my favourite part was the part about the pelican beak.