His idea of entertainment is to laugh at the less fortunate , look-wise and money-wise. That's how his trouble begins, by deciding to put a prank on an ugly girl called Kendra. Only Kendra's not a girl - she's a witch , and she puts a curse on him, to become as ugly outside as he is inside. It was lovely watching Kyle change and grow throughout the story , learn the importance of being a good person, becoming someone who judges based on personality and not by how someone looks or how much money he has.
Learning that nothing real comes when you buy it, that you've got to earn someone's respect and trust. Learning he can't get everything he wants, and that the heart is not for sale. I thought his growth in the story was just honestly charming. For all his flaws, you couldn't help but love the guy at the end. Her father's a scumbag; one willing to sell her to Kyle in exchange of not being imprisoned.
Lindy, in a way, is one of us. There is nothing extraordinary about her, aside maybe her mental strength, but she's the one who manages to save Kyle, both from his curse and himself. She's the one to teach him money and looks don't matter as long as you've got a good heart. Add to that a cute blind teacher and a maid who sometimes speaks perfect English even though she shouldn't be able to, and you've got a great set of character that really make the book worth reading.
As for the romance, I found it lovely. It doesn't develop over night , but over a long period of time, which I adore. Instant love isn't my thing, and this ain't it. You could see the process of them falling in love and you fall together with them, and I loved it.
Some parts of this book were just darn right adorable. Overall, Beastly is a heartwarming , wonderfully retold version of Beauty and the Beast.
The story dealt with important issues, such as inner values over appearance, abandoned children, the parent-child relationship, true friendship, empathy, patience, and love. One of my favorite fairytales as a child was Beauty and the Beast. When I picked up Beastly , I was looking forward to reading a modern retelling of the story. However, as I finished it, I was ultimately disappointed.
The book starts off well enough. There are some good moments in the book. Kyle's actually a good narrator, having a typical teenage boy voice, which at times can be rather funny. In a way, he reminded me of a young Anthony Zacchara, the crazy NYC mobster from General Hospital , who used to coo over his rose garden. But there were problems. I think this story would have worked better if the characters were a little older.
In my head, I kept picturing someone older, at least a junior or senior. Also, I found some of the scenes a bit creepy. For instance, when Kyle sneaks back up into the attic and takes the dress Lindy had tried on back to his room to sleep with. Ultimately the end killed this book for me. I lost all my respect for Lindy, fawning all over Kyle; she lost her backbone. Also, I feel that the author could have left out the epilogue. With those final paragraphs, I found a little sliver of the old Kyle Kingsbury.
But for me, Beastly was only OK. Jan 17, Joyzi rated it liked it Recommends it for: Fans of Alex Pettyfer, peeps who loves fairy tale retellings. Shelves: e-book , fiction , reviewed , author-american , fairytale-retelling , books-to-movies , ya-books , disappointing-books , contemporary-romance. Love is never ugly I love Alex Pettyfer and I really wanted to read the book first so I'll have an idea what will be going on when I'm gonna watch the film.
The reason that I gave it 3 stars is because I have actually a very high expectations that this book will gonna be amazing since actually the Beauty and the Beast was among my favorite fairytale and my other favorites includes The Little Mermaid and Rumpelstiltskin. Actually The Little Mermaid has somewhat like a subplot in here, wherein the mermaid, the frog prince and the bear from Snow White and Rose red were chatting to Mr.
I really liked it but I'm not really amazed by it but I think it's a great retelling and I still looking forward to watching it come to life in the film. View all 58 comments. Aug 10, Kat Valentine rated it really liked it. Beastly just goes to show that you can be beautiful of the face,but be a monster inside. I loved this up to date retelling of beauty and the beast. This was the very first beast that I felt not pity for at first,but as I found out about him I started to understand him better,that's the sign of a great storyteller.
Adrian hides himself in a apartment with only his housekeeper Magda and his blind tutor will. The only pleasure he has is a greenhouse were he grows rose's,but wh Beastly just goes to show that you can be beautiful of the face,but be a monster inside. The only pleasure he has is a greenhouse were he grows rose's,but when he finds a robber their he tells him he will let him go if he brings his daughter Linda to him.
When Adrian see's her he realizes she's the girl he gave the rose corsage to a year ago on the night that the witch kendra cursed him. Linda is Adrian's last chance to break the spell before he remains the beast forever!
Jan 24, Arlene rated it really liked it Recommended to Arlene by: Hannahr. Shelves: young-adult , read , ya-fantasy , fantasy. Beastly by Alex Flinn is a creative, modern telling of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. Overall, though, I feel the Beast was punished unfairly. Now yes, I realize that because of his curse, he learned the err of his ways and matured once he was stripped of his beauty and confidence, but if good looks and confidence were his only crime at age of sixteen I feel the witch was too flippant with her curse.
And unfortunately for him, he knows it and plays the part well. Yes, he did something shallow toward the witch, but the way it all went down, I call that entrapment. The witch set him up, and he reacted like a guy that just needs some time to mature a bit. Nope, not at all, I caught that loud and clear… I saw him change his ways and I was proud of his development. View all 66 comments. Jul 25, samantha Bookworm-on-rainydays rated it it was ok. So I've had this book in my TBR list since it came out a believe almost ten years ago i think and I wish I had read it when I was younger The relationship between the main character was cute and sweet but it felt i little off with how quickly it when.
Sep 14, Kimberley doruyter rated it really liked it. May 24, JoAnna rated it liked it. This was fun Happy ending can be such a drag LOL all in all I enjoyed the story it just was not what I wanted it to be. I loved every moment of it. Honestly, I learned about Beastly through the news that Alex Pettyfer was going to play the main hero in the movie adaptation, but it was the fact that the plot was based on my favourite fairytale that made me eager to read it.
I was a little cautious about starting it, but once I began, there was no stopping. Beastly is a modern rendition of a man without kindness changing from the outside-in - the perfect, rich and handsome Kyle who thinks that ugly, or even plain people are not worth looking at, turns into the dark, brooding and lonely Adrian who seeks the beauty of his roses in order to forget about his own hidious appearance.
The story being told through his eyes, the reader sees how isolation and pain slowly mend Kyle's soul, turn it to seeking inner beauty and create Adrian - a guy who descriminates between shallowness and true kindness. Kyle never saw Lindy as someone beautiful, but for Adrian, she's like one of his roses - pure, and gentle, and shining from the inside-out.
The shallow playboy learns to love for the first time, and to sacrifice - to let the one most precious to him go free and choose her own destiny, even though that means that he may never return to his human form.
Yet, as his friends tell him - there is more humanity in his beastly form than in most people. I was charmed by how the classic love and transformation affected a spoiled, shallow New York City guy.
There was a lot of the dark sins of our current reality in this book, but also a look deeper into the souls of those who have it all and those, who fight with life every day yet retain their inner beauty. Beastly can teach us a lot about people in these times of fallen taboos and lack of values, but also about the kindness and the beasts within our own souls.
A truly beautiful story. View 1 comment. It's set in modern times in NYC. The beast is Kyle Kingsbury, a spoiled, selfish, narcissistic, extremely good-looking teen who gets away with much with only his winning smile.
After a cruel joke on a homely, overweight classmate, a witch turns him into the beast. He has 2 years to find someone who will truly love him as he is, and whom he must also love.
When she kisses him, the curse is lifted. But if he fails to find her, he will remain a beast forever. But I still enjoyed it. Even though I'm years behind, I'm looking forward to reading the other books in this series. Aug 06, Terry rated it really liked it. Perhaps I was tired and feeling a little raw when I read this in one four-hour sitting, but that isn't the only reason I got a catch in my throat and a drop in my eye. It follows the fairy tale closely, and I still was taken in by this story.
This might be a love story that male readers can stomach, even enjoy. Could the female character have been more richly developed?
Could either of the fathers in the book have been more fully-formed? You bet. But I think this is a good story, well told Perhaps I was tired and feeling a little raw when I read this in one four-hour sitting, but that isn't the only reason I got a catch in my throat and a drop in my eye. But I think this is a good story, well told and enjoyable all the way through. I do have a major complaint about how Flinn handles the disability of one character. I know it is YA, but her treatment of blindness just came off as condescending.
I don't want a spoiler, so let me just wish for more disabled characters who are also whole people, not damaged goods awaiting repair. And let's hope for more books that flesh such characters out beyond the obvious fact of their difference. This was such a sharp thorn in an otherwise beautiful story. Apr 30, Tatiana rated it liked it Shelves: ya , I enjoyed this new take on Beauty and the Beast.
It was definitely an easy read, I finished this page book within about 3 hours. The message about inside and outside beauty is a good one for young teens. I don't really think this book would have been very interesting for older teens, year-olds is a target audience. Having said that, this was an uneven book.
Kyle Kingsbury is the handsome son of a well-known anchorman. A girl in his class, Kendra, expresses her belief that voting for homecoming court should not be solely based on physical beauty. Kyle disagrees with her, saying the students were free to have voted for anyone they wanted. He adds that, according to his father, people who are fat or ugly do not have to remain that way. 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. Despite the fact that everyone knows the plot, Flinn's version is well worth reading. Publishers Weekly writes that "[T]he happily-ever-after ending is rewarding, if not surprising. And, since it's told from the Beast's point of view, it will appeal to boys who otherwise might not pick it up. Sonderbooks praised Flinn , saying, "I love the way Alex Flinn worked in all the elements of the traditional tale.
I also loved the believable way she showed us Kyle changing, transforming. And of course there's the wonderful blooming of true love. All this adds up to a truly delightful book that I hope will become wildly popular with teens.
And any adults who will admit to enjoying Twilight , let me urge you to give Beastly a try. She keeps the drama and intrigue high and constantly challenges the reader in this twist on Beauty and the Beast ". Beastly Wiki Explore. Wiki Content. Explore Wikis Community Central.
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