Bookish and the Beast
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4.4 • 42 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A tale as old as time is made new in Ashley Poston's fresh, geeky retelling of Beauty and the Beast—now with a bonus Starfield story!
Rosie Thorne is feeling stuck—on her college application essays, in her small town, and on that mysterious General Sond cosplayer she met at ExcelsiCon. Most of all, she’s stuck in her grief over her mother’s death. Her only solace was her late mother’s library of rare Starfield novels, but even that disappeared when they sold it to pay off hospital bills.
On the other hand, Vance Reigns has been Hollywood royalty for as long as he can remember—with all the privilege and scrutiny that entails. When a tabloid scandal catches up to him, he’s forced to hide out somewhere the paparazzi would never expect to find him: Small Town USA. At least there’s a library in the house. Too bad he doesn’t read.
When Vance’s and Rosie’s paths collide, sparks do not fly. But as they begrudgingly get to know each other, their careful masks come off—and they may just find that there’s more risk in shutting each other out than in opening their hearts.
Customer Reviews
Not bad, but not as good as the first novel
A good redemption arc, but the inconsistencies are irritating. Inconsistencies such as the hero supposedly has a British accent, yet grew up in Hollywood, and the American heroine calling her sweater a jumper, among other plot holes. Plus all the coincidences — they meet in Atlanta, but he happens to hide out in her small town in South Carolina, and his online friend happens to live in another small town nearby? — makes the story seem even more improbable.
All in all, it’s fine, if you can overlook the accumulated minor defects.