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"[An] engrossing tale that will have appeal for fans of fantasy and realistic fiction" -- VOYA.--Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
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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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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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
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
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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.
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.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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 ;)
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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Romantic and thought-provoking
Once upon a time there was a handsome but wicked prince who angered a witch and was transformed into a hideous beast until he find someone to love him as he was. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Rose
3/4 stars = Okaayyy...
Well, I suppose I am impartial as I had seen the film first. I decided to give it a read as I did enjoy the film but I must say I found it quite 'uneven' from the first page. Read more
Published 10 days ago by HayleyAsha
Amazing
Love love love this book. such an easy read had me hooked straight away. Would defiantly read it again. Just as good as the film if not better!
Published 1 month ago by bob
Beastly? Anything but...
OK, firstly everyone knows the basic story here. Beauty forced to live with beast, they fall in love and live happily ever after. Big surprise. Read more
Published 4 months ago by JCundliffe
Great Read
Another new take on an old tale. Beauty and the Beast moves into present day. For those of us who didn't get the hot guys at school, it's so easy to enjoy the way Kendra deals out... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Gabi Cutayar
Saccharine retelling of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST for teens
Good-looking and popular, Kyle Kingsbury's dating the hottest girl at school and his newcaster father buys him whatever he wants. Read more
Published 5 months ago by quippe
An Enchanting Fairytale
So from reading my past reviews of books such as The Lying Game and The Secret Circle, it should come as no surprise that when I saw there was a movie coming out for Beastly I... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Emma
Endearing
Although this book is simplistic and predictable, it made for a very easy and enjoyable read - I'm suprised that I liked it so much. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Stepping Out of the Page
Through the eyes of a beast
Kyle Kingsbury is treated like royalty at his exclusive Manhattan private school, but when he decides to use the prom to ridicule a fellow classmate for being unattractive he gets... Read more
Published 7 months ago by C. Manning
Lovely little retelling
Beastly is another Liz recommendation. She put it on top of my pile of books in Foyles and said "You need to read this," so I took her at her word. Read more
Published 7 months ago by W.M.M. van der Salm-Pallada
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