I’m excited to see the movie because I can tell you right now without even seeing it that it’s very different from the book.Ĭontent Rating: Medium, for swearing and crude teen humor. The characters were good, though, and it was fun to watch them grow. With a new Beauty and the Beast movie hitting theaters in spring 2017, its time to catch up on all things Beastly. Honestly, it veered a little into the sappy and over-the-top. It went back and forth between teen-angst and old-fashioned which made it feel a little inconsistent sometimes. It was cute, fun, and entertaining, but it reminded me a lot of Disney’s version of Beauty and the Beast.

And I'll stay this way forever-ruined-unless I can break the spell. You think I'm talking fairy tales? No way. Beastly by Alex Flinn Beastly is a re-telling of Beauty and the Beast with a modern twist. 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. Find out what it was like for the beast in Alex Flinn’s contemporary retelling of the classic tale. With a new Beauty and the Beast movie hitting theaters in spring 2017, it’s time to catch up on all things Beastly. There doesn’t have to be a deepening of a kiss or a sweeping score to end a. Book: the script doesn’t paint a terrible ending or leave the audience with an unpleasant taste, but the novel has a more charming end.

Genres: Fairy Tale, Retelling, Young AdultĪ beast. Beastly (Kendra Chronicles, 1) Paperback Illustrated, December 29, 2009. From a magical mirror and dramatic, selfless gesture to rose petals, Flinn pays beautiful homage to the iconic fairy-tale. Alex Flinn Beastly Publisher: HarperTeen Revised edition Paperback Januby Alex Flinn (Author) 28 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover from 11.73 10 Used from 11.73 1 New from 42.00 Paperback 24.53 19 Used from 4.00 9 New from 15.

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