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A review by geo_ix
Blue by H.J. Bellus
2.0
So many people kept saying, and even the synopsis says, this is a modern day Beauty and the Beast. That being my favourite of all Disney tales, I was on board and got this the instant it came out. To say I was disappointed is an understatement. Yes, there is a girl who is considered beautiful, and a boy who is ‘beastly’ due to his appearance. But that’s literally the only thing you can say is beauty and the beast. It’s not like a retelling like I imagined, but more like when a movie comes out and someone writes a Fan Fiction using those characters but not following the same type of story line in the slightest.
I will say, the only reason I continued to read past the first few chapters was once Tuck made an appearance and I became obsessed with knowing his story. I hated Blue. I found her slightly vain and got sick very quickly of her slut shaming and her obsession with a guy who wanted nothing to really do with her in the beginning.
I’m all for those types of love stories where the guys a twat and pulls through, but I can’t stand when it also brings out the whiney, needy girl. Somehow I felt like Blue had never been rejected before, which was probably the case, and found it like some kind of mission to change his mind? If I heard about how beautiful she was one more time I probably would have stabbed someone.
I also think the ending was just some super high dramatic bullshit that totally wasn’t needed at all. Where did that even come from? Everything was somehow realistic in terms of shit that goes on college, but that ending? It was so left of field, that I ended up pissed off once finishing.I spent all those hours for that to happen? What. Don’t even.
I don’t recommend this book to be honest and I never do that, I don’t like to read books I don’t like hence most of my posts being over 2.5 stars atleast. But in the end, the only things going for this book was the cover and some little happy moments throughout the book.
I will say, the only reason I continued to read past the first few chapters was once Tuck made an appearance and I became obsessed with knowing his story. I hated Blue. I found her slightly vain and got sick very quickly of her slut shaming and her obsession with a guy who wanted nothing to really do with her in the beginning.
I’m all for those types of love stories where the guys a twat and pulls through, but I can’t stand when it also brings out the whiney, needy girl. Somehow I felt like Blue had never been rejected before, which was probably the case, and found it like some kind of mission to change his mind? If I heard about how beautiful she was one more time I probably would have stabbed someone.
I also think the ending was just some super high dramatic bullshit that totally wasn’t needed at all. Where did that even come from? Everything was somehow realistic in terms of shit that goes on college, but that ending? It was so left of field, that I ended up pissed off once finishing.I spent all those hours for that to happen? What. Don’t even.
I don’t recommend this book to be honest and I never do that, I don’t like to read books I don’t like hence most of my posts being over 2.5 stars atleast. But in the end, the only things going for this book was the cover and some little happy moments throughout the book.