The Beast and I
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3.0 • 3 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Dark. Magical. Powerful. Beastly.
Aslan McTavish is the Magical Beast King who rules the Forbidden Forest, one of the nine kingdoms in the Aurora Realm.
My name is Lilly, and I have lived in the basement of a manor all my life with my beloved mother, working away like a pair of slaves for the people who live in comfort upstairs. After my mother’s death, I am told that I am to be sacrificed to the magical beast who rules the Forbidden Forest, in return for the village’s protection, wealth, and prosperity.
Refusing to resign myself to my fate, I plan to escape, only to be caught again by none other than the beast himself, whose demonic mask and beautiful green eyes both frighten and fascinate me.
Thus, begins the story of the Beast and I.
The Beast and I is an alternative retelling of the beloved fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, set in the Aurora Realm, where paranormal creatures reside, magical power and technology go hand in hand, and love is a forever thing.
Aurora Realm Fairy Tales Universe (In Order of Timeline)
1: The Beast and I (Lilly and Aslan)
2: The Magic of the Aurora Light (Alfie and the Seven Demon Lords)
3: Seven Devils and a Rose (Alfie and the Seven Demon Lords)
4: A Kingdom of Roses and Magic (Alfie and the Seven Demon Lords with Aslan and Lilly Cameo)
5: A Court of Roses and Stardust (Alfie and the Seven Demon Lords with Aslan and Lilly Cameo) - COMING SOON
Customer Reviews
-10 ⭐️👎👎👎
If there was a way to give this story a negative star rating I would.
The whole thing was a confusing fusion of fairytale and urban fantasy. If felt schizophrenic with its inability to be either modern or a fairytale fantasy story. All the mentions of Bras, Burgers and hairdryers really pull you from the supposedly fantasy setting.
But however this story’s worst offence is the romanticisation of sexual assault. Lilly’s character is naïve to the extreme and agrees out of a want to survive not because she was agreeing and CONSENTING to the act. Even later it is not properly explained to her what she’s agreed to and she is basically manipulated into the “relationship”.
This story was poorly written, but I have seen this story done right. If you’re looking for a fairytale, retelling or just some fun fantasy reading with fairytale elements you are better off reading things like ‘Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon’ by Kerrelyn Sparks or the Once Upon a Spell series (I highly recommend Bk 1 ‘Beauty and the Beast’) by Vivienne Savage.
There was a way to tell this story and this WAS NOT it.