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Bookish and the Beast
by Ashley Poston
3.5/5 stars.
I really enjoy this series. It is so much fun to see how Ashley Poston incorporates classic fairytale elements from these classic fairytale stories into a modern everyday setting, with a twist of geek and con culture. I still love a good modern fairytale retelling, and I love reading about the fan experience that I also love in real life.
This isn't my favorite of the series (my favorite is still Geekerella), but I really enjoy a good Beauty and the Beast retelling. I love looking for a picking out the elements that transfer from the original story and how the author plans to make them her own. These two had a fun and properly hate to love relationship, which is always a favorite of mine. I enjoyed all the library and book inclusions as well, to really bring Belle's character to life. I also thought it was quite creative how she tackled the Beast character as a 17 year old in the modern world.
I would have loved and enjoyed this series as a teenager, and I would highly recommend this to anyone in that target age group who loves fairytales and retellings. I am not the target audience, but I still really enjoy these novels and always have a fun time diving back into this world. She does a phenomenal job at crossing the characters across the multiple books in a way that makes sense and is effortless. It never feels forced or gratuitous. All in all, highly recommend.
I really enjoy this series. It is so much fun to see how Ashley Poston incorporates classic fairytale elements from these classic fairytale stories into a modern everyday setting, with a twist of geek and con culture. I still love a good modern fairytale retelling, and I love reading about the fan experience that I also love in real life.
This isn't my favorite of the series (my favorite is still Geekerella), but I really enjoy a good Beauty and the Beast retelling. I love looking for a picking out the elements that transfer from the original story and how the author plans to make them her own. These two had a fun and properly hate to love relationship, which is always a favorite of mine. I enjoyed all the library and book inclusions as well, to really bring Belle's character to life. I also thought it was quite creative how she tackled the Beast character as a 17 year old in the modern world.
I would have loved and enjoyed this series as a teenager, and I would highly recommend this to anyone in that target age group who loves fairytales and retellings. I am not the target audience, but I still really enjoy these novels and always have a fun time diving back into this world. She does a phenomenal job at crossing the characters across the multiple books in a way that makes sense and is effortless. It never feels forced or gratuitous. All in all, highly recommend.