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maunanoiln 's review for:
Beastly
by Alex Flinn
I enjoyed this book a lot but I think it could have done a lot more with its premise. It just didn't feel different enough from its source material. The addition of the "fairy-tale chat room" made it extra confusing. Do traditional fairy-tales not exist in this world? The author changed a few things to make it modern day but kept the enchantress, magic mirror and the beast looking like a literal beast. They changed the reason why Lindy was there a bit: her father broke into Kyle's apartment and Kyle decides to blackmail him into making Lindy stay with her.
It isn't even Lindy's idea!
The writing in this book is pretty sophomoric. A lot of telling vs. showing. Kyle's character is way over the top before and after his transformation. Lindy barely gets any character at all besides "likes to read" and "never played in the snow before." *Which btw how? She grew up in NYC, right?*
Despite all of those things, I did find myself enjoying the novel and it was a pretty fast read. Mildly-recommended for teens who like paranormal romance or fairy-tale re-tellings. Or watch the movie? It isn't better but that's another option.
It isn't even Lindy's idea!
The writing in this book is pretty sophomoric. A lot of telling vs. showing. Kyle's character is way over the top before and after his transformation. Lindy barely gets any character at all besides "likes to read" and "never played in the snow before." *Which btw how? She grew up in NYC, right?*
Despite all of those things, I did find myself enjoying the novel and it was a pretty fast read. Mildly-recommended for teens who like paranormal romance or fairy-tale re-tellings. Or watch the movie? It isn't better but that's another option.