Beastly By: Alex Flinn Review

Beastly
By: Alex Flinn

I am a beast. A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog, but a horrible new creature who walks upright – a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster.

You think I’m talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It’s no deformity, no disease. And I’ll stay this way forever – ruined – unless I can break the spell.

Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I’ll tell you. I’ll tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and a perfect life. And then, I’ll tell you how I became perfectly beastly.

Review:
Loved every moment of this book. Took no time to read, but may be thats from the pure fact it reminded me of Disneys Beauty and The Beast so much [Which im totally fine with]. I loved the new age setting, and the characters, and the differences it had. No I didnt read Lindy's Diary yet, but that will be soon to come. I felt happy and completed finishing Beastly alone so ill safe Lindy's Diary for a rainy day.

Its a great re-telling of the famous Beauty and The Beast, of course you wont be surprised by much, everything happens as it should. The rose, the witch, the mirror, the dad trading his daughter, the beast letting her go, and the final fairy tale ending. The change is nice in the new aged setting. But in all honesty i did prefer how they did the beast in the movie rather then in the book. Seemed more new aged not so old and already done. Kyle literally being turned into a beast seemed over the top, He should have just been made "ugly" not an animal like creature. Thats just my opinion. The rest of the book I really enjoyed, devoured in a matter of a few hours. Loved the little chat room IM's that Kyle [or Adrian as he preferred] did with other people who had been transformed into creatures who had to find a way of breaking their curses. Kyle/ Adrian was a little whiny and annoying in some parts, but come on I would be to if I was some fuzzy beast.
Lindy was cute and sweet, everything amazing minus she wasnt considered "pretty". She had a rough life prior to meeting kyle, but worked through her issues like a trooper. She was hard not to adore, and always left me going who in the world wouldnt want to be her friend?
Will of course was amazing. I loved the idea of a blind tutor for this horrid ugly beast. And how hard he worked and how genuine he was as a person. The way he encouraged Kyle to keep trying and giving pointers to this once super selfish boy.
And the witch,Kendra, who turned kyle into a beast never left him all alone, she watched and helped and ended up kind of being his friend. Which was strange but I enjoyed that twist.

The book was engrossing, a total must read for people who like fairy tales or even just plan old fiction. It of course may not be your cup of tea or to close to the original Beauty and The Beast for your liking, but I found this very enjoyable. A light easy read.