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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ebenezer Tweezer never cared about anything more than himself. Thanks to his magical “friend” and its potion he was able to stay young and handsome for 511 years. The only things he had to give to the beast in return is preparing the meals he asked for. At the beginning they were small, easy to find things. However, with time it got so much harder. He started to ask for things like rare birds and animals. It was not an issue for Ebenezer, he was able to do everything to get the potion. This is how his life was going on until the beast for the first time requested from him to bring him a living child to eat. It was a shock for the man, but it did not stop him from fulfil the wish. After many tries, he finally found the nastiest and rudest kid that no one would miss and brought it to the beast. However, the beast was not happy with Ebenezer’s choice. The girl he brought Bethany was too thin for him to enjoy the meal. He gave Ebenezer few days to make it right.
Ebenezer is a very shallow person, but it is not a surprise. The biggest surprise for me was his knowledge about the world. From the beginning it looks like he’s living in his own world and don’t look around what is happening in the world. He lives already for 511 years but he did not know that he cannot buy a child in the store. It’s pretty clear that instead of enjoying his life as he was planning to, he devoted it into getting more and more years by fulfilling beast’s wishes. However, he’s purpose changed with time when he met Bethany. I think that the best part in this book is when these two are getting closer to each other.
Bethany, on the other side, is a child who never got any attention she needed from the people around her. That’s where the nasty behaviour comes from. Moreover, she is a very smart girl. She listens to what people are telling to her and she is using it as an advantage. She knows how to trick and manipulate people give her what she wants.
The story overall is very interesting. It’s not long so you can easily read it in one day. The book has a mystery but also a moral in it. However, the most part of this book consisted of a good humor of the characters. A lot of events in this book were hilarious, I could give you some example because I don’t want to spoil too much about this book.
This book is definitely written in a good style with an amazing plot and interesting character. I actually was very interested in it after seeing the seeing the similarity of the style in Coraline, which is one of my favorite middle grade books and I was right. I didn’t read books in this genre for a long while so I was nicely surprised after finishing this story. I am curious how the story will continue in the book 2.
I would like to thank TheWriteReads and Egmont for inviting me to this tour and providing me with a copy of this book. It was exactly what I needed right now while moving abroad. I hope you all enjoyed my review and will experience this book on your own.
Ebenezer is a very shallow person, but it is not a surprise. The biggest surprise for me was his knowledge about the world. From the beginning it looks like he’s living in his own world and don’t look around what is happening in the world. He lives already for 511 years but he did not know that he cannot buy a child in the store. It’s pretty clear that instead of enjoying his life as he was planning to, he devoted it into getting more and more years by fulfilling beast’s wishes. However, he’s purpose changed with time when he met Bethany. I think that the best part in this book is when these two are getting closer to each other.
Bethany, on the other side, is a child who never got any attention she needed from the people around her. That’s where the nasty behaviour comes from. Moreover, she is a very smart girl. She listens to what people are telling to her and she is using it as an advantage. She knows how to trick and manipulate people give her what she wants.
The story overall is very interesting. It’s not long so you can easily read it in one day. The book has a mystery but also a moral in it. However, the most part of this book consisted of a good humor of the characters. A lot of events in this book were hilarious, I could give you some example because I don’t want to spoil too much about this book.
This book is definitely written in a good style with an amazing plot and interesting character. I actually was very interested in it after seeing the seeing the similarity of the style in Coraline, which is one of my favorite middle grade books and I was right. I didn’t read books in this genre for a long while so I was nicely surprised after finishing this story. I am curious how the story will continue in the book 2.
I would like to thank TheWriteReads and Egmont for inviting me to this tour and providing me with a copy of this book. It was exactly what I needed right now while moving abroad. I hope you all enjoyed my review and will experience this book on your own.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Kids would enjoy this alot! It's quirky, funny and original.
A book that I absolutely devoured in less than 24 hours! A witty, smart middle grade full of humour and valuable lessons for children.
The Beast is a wonderful creature who is the perfect mix of evil and humorous, who charms and manipulates his way into Ebenezer’s life until he meets the wonderfully mischievous Bethany. She worms her way into his life with her pranks and squashed muffin sandwiches, causing Ebenezer to question his life decisions of feeding the beast everything that he wants.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants a lovely, whimsical and incredibly clever middle grade. Perfect for mischevious children and good bad people.
The Beast is a wonderful creature who is the perfect mix of evil and humorous, who charms and manipulates his way into Ebenezer’s life until he meets the wonderfully mischievous Bethany. She worms her way into his life with her pranks and squashed muffin sandwiches, causing Ebenezer to question his life decisions of feeding the beast everything that he wants.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants a lovely, whimsical and incredibly clever middle grade. Perfect for mischevious children and good bad people.
dark
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
emotional
funny
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes