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A review by feralnebulous
Beastly by Alex Flinn
2.0
When I saw a retelling of one of my favorite fairy tales, Beauty and the Beast, I thought I'd try this book out. Overall, I'd say this book did pretty well for a retelling of the classic fairy tale set in modern day New York City.
There are some elements, however, that could be improved. The writing style was ok, though it could definitely use improvement. The style the author used seemed like a young child was trying to write about a 16-year-old with a rich dad and a snobby personality. That brings up another point. I hated the main character's personality. He didn't go through too much noticeable change, and in the beginning he bothered me so much that I felt like throwing the book across the room. This book also focused heavily on physical appearances, which I didn't like as much. A book should focus on the inner changes of a character, which was shown just a little bit, even though the tale of Beauty and the Beast is focused on inner changing. There was one more thing that bothered me, and that is the supposedly blind character, Will, who acts like he can see, and makes comments on Kyle's appearance. I think that one should do more research on how blind people act before writing about one.
Other than that, I really liked this book.
There are some elements, however, that could be improved. The writing style was ok, though it could definitely use improvement. The style the author used seemed like a young child was trying to write about a 16-year-old with a rich dad and a snobby personality. That brings up another point. I hated the main character's personality. He didn't go through too much noticeable change, and in the beginning he bothered me so much that I felt like throwing the book across the room. This book also focused heavily on physical appearances, which I didn't like as much. A book should focus on the inner changes of a character, which was shown just a little bit, even though the tale of Beauty and the Beast is focused on inner changing. There was one more thing that bothered me, and that is the supposedly blind character, Will, who acts like he can see, and makes comments on Kyle's appearance. I think that one should do more research on how blind people act before writing about one.
Other than that, I really liked this book.