Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston

Bookish and the Beast

Once Upon a Con #3

Ashley Poston with Caitlin Kelly (Narrator)

7 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 2020 (view editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult funny lighthearted medium-paced
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Bookish and the Beast is ideal for readers who enjoy witty, modern retellings of classic fairy tales with heartfelt explorations of grief and identity wrapped in a charming enemies-to-lovers romance.

Description

In the third book in Ashley Poston’s Once Upon a Con series, Beauty and the Beast is retold in the beloved Starfield universe as bad boy Vance Reigns meets his match in fanfiction writer Rosie Thorne. Rosie Thorne and her father have been short...

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Community Reviews

3.78
based on 5,414 reviews

Moods

lighthearted: 91%

funny: 66%

hopeful: 35%

emotional: 34%

relaxing: 19%

inspiring: 11%

adventurous: 7%

reflective: 6%

sad: 2%

challenging: 1%

tense: 1%

Pace

38% of readers chose fast
56% of readers chose medium
4% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

12% of readers chose Plot
33% of readers chose A mix
54% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

75% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

82% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

72% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

71% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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