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Beastly [Paperback]

Alex Flinn
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12 Dec 2008

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 the perfect life. And then, I'll tell you how I became perfectly . . . beastly.


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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: HarperTeen; Reprint edition (12 Dec 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 006087418X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060874186
  • Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 1.9 x 18.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 297,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Teens will race to see if the beast get his kiss, lifts the curse, and lives happily ever after."--Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Alex Flinn loves fairy tales and is also the author of a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast titled Beastly, which was named a VOYA Editor's Choice for 2007, a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age for 2008, and a 2008 ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Her other books include Breathing Underwater, an ALA Top 10 Best Book for Young Adults, Breaking Point, Nothing to Lose, Fade to Black, and Diva. She lives in Miami with her husband, two kids, a cat, and a dog.


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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too 28 Feb 2008
By TeensReadToo TOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
"Kyle Kingsbury, you are beastly."

That's what Kendra said. Beastly. But Kyle had it all: popularity, good looks, money, and any girl he wanted. Kyle never missed an opportunity to let the inferior people know just how far beneath him they were, including his best friend, whose dad was merely a doctor. Kyle's dad was the nightly New York City news anchor. At Tuttle, an elite school for the richest of the rich, Kyle was a somebody.

Until the school dance. Until his stupid maid bought his girlfriend a rose instead of an orchid for her corsage, which Kyle tossed to a scholarship student. Until he deliberately set up Kendra to be embarrassed and humiliated when she realized that he, Prince of the dance, already had a date and never intended to be her escort.

Until Kendra appeared in his bedroom and he received his "comeuppance."

"You will know what it is like not to be beautiful, to be as ugly on the outside as on the inside..."

The clock struck midnight and Kyle was left a beast, with only a magic mirror for company.

Kyle's famous dad vows to spend whatever it takes to cure his son's affliction. When he realizes even his money isn't enough to find a cure, he banishes his son, with their maid and a tutor, to a New York brownstone.

Will Kyle ever be able to break the curse? Will he find true love's kiss or be forever doomed to roam the New York City streets in the dark of night, hidden as the beast?

BEASTLY, by Alex Flinn, is a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast. This novel is just plain fun . Ms. Flinn creates the perfect romantic tension when Kyle finds his true love and then has to let her go. Like the fragrance of the perfect rose, BEASTLY will linger with the reader, leaving the feeling that life is indeed good long after the pages of the book have been pressed closed.

Reviewed by: Cana Rensberger
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Beauty Is Only Skin Deep 22 Nov 2009
Format:Paperback
'Once upon a time a handsome, conceited prince lets his ego and his shallowness affect his judgement on the wrong person and a witch cursed him and turned him into a beast until he could get someone to look past the surface and love him for himself.'

Everyone knows the story but what is great about this is that it takes that simple concept and allows us to see it set in a modern time, and what exactly the 'Beast' goes through. This is well written, and will appeal to a broad range of people and it will be difficult to put down. We don't have singing teapots here, instead we have overly vain father's who hide their son because they don't 'fit in' with everyone else anymore, spoiled brats whose only interest is the surface beauty and junkie theives who will see their own daughter to anyone if they can get away with it. The main character is Kyle who is a spoiled little rich boy who dates the right girl, has the right friends, says the right thing and doesn't think twice about dismissing anyone not of his station. He makes the mistake of trying to humiliate the wrong girl at a school dance, and suffers the consequence as she transform from awkward goth girl into a witch and curses him to become beast. He has two years to find someone to love him for himself and we get to see how Kyle tries to cope with how the world works when you don't fit in it. His girlfriend, his friends and even his father abandon him and he is left with nothing but his blind tutor (Will), his maid Magda and a rose garden until chance hands him an opportunity when a girl is given to him in exchange for him not sending a junkie to prison for breaking and entry.

It is a charming take on the story and very refreshing to read it from the male perspective. His struggles with his depression about his curse, his gradual acceptance and his change from being the vile, abhorrent boy at the beginning to the sweet, good man at the end is told very well. We see it happen, and you can't help but root for him.

If you want a quick read that will ultimately leave you smiling and be read again and again, this is the book for you. I'm a sucker for modern fairy tales, so if you like that sort of thing then give this a chance because you won't regret it.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Hmm, not bad but not great 3 April 2010
By N. Ball
Format:Paperback
I have a thing about books turned into movies, or vice versa, so since the movie version of this book arrives this year I thought I'd give the book a read.

I read it in several hours, since it's not a big book. The message it sends is nice, and some of the scenes are quite lovely, however lots of areas of the story just seems 'convenient'. Having a rich, entitled main character gives way to lots of expensive treats and sometimes no limitations on the storyline.

Still, I was entertained for several hours one evening after a long day at work, so it was worth buying. Definitely hasn't thrown me in a grand way, and won't be making my top ten list of favourite books, but it wasn't absolutely dire like a lot of certain bestsellers out there these days ;)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beastly
Daughter bought this after seeing the film. she had read it within a few days and she says it even better than the film and would recommend
Published 15 days ago by Mrs C Larter
5.0 out of 5 stars Page turner
Brilliant, really enjoyed it, society now days is full of vanity and its nice to be reminded of beauty within.
Published 2 months ago by doggy owner
5.0 out of 5 stars great product
great product very well priced daughter loved it I would recommend it to others.
Delivery was on time as promised
Published 2 months ago by Graham Orr
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Really enjoyed both the book and the film, it was a easy read and found it very hard to put down
Published 3 months ago by Lisa
5.0 out of 5 stars Beastly
This book had me intrigued since the day I bought it. It's not everyday that you find a thirteen year old girl reading a book about magic but I love this book so mini finished it... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Evie Jessica Coutts
5.0 out of 5 stars Beastly
very good recommend to anyone i was gripped from the first page to the last will read again and again
Published 4 months ago by lucy
3.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother unless a teenage girl
Hadn't seen film but bought as thought may film void after Twilight series. Not much story or character development, maybe all right for teenage girlies but not for older readers. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Suzannah Sword
2.0 out of 5 stars pity I'm not a teenager anymore !
this book reveals that I'm too old now for that kind of novel, but for teenagers who don't like to read, a good point ;-)
Published 9 months ago by Fitzie
4.0 out of 5 stars A new twist on an ancient classic tale as old as time in the modern...
There is no use in denying that Alex Flinn, true to her fairytale love, has once again turned a classic tale into a modern magical story. Read more
Published 9 months ago by TheLibraryMouse
3.0 out of 5 stars A good attempt but a disappointing ending
I read this while at friends in the early morning while everyone else was asleep for something to do and I immediately became hooked into the story line. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Cielo
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