This book was, pardon the pun, beastly. Alex Flinn (who is, by the way, a girl) did an amazing job of taking the traditional story of Beauty and the Beast and turning it into a modern-day classic. The main character, Kyle is turned into a beast after rudely making fun of an "ugly" girl in front of the whole school. Little does he know that she is, in fact, a witch. Now he has two years to fall in love and have the girl fall in love with him back or else he will have to stay a beast for the rest of his life and live in hiding. But what is a fifteen-year-old guy to do? He begins searching for the perfect girl, only to find that true love is harder than it seems in storybooks and that if any girl will ever fall in love with his ugly exterior, he has to put a lot of work into it. Then, one day, a guy breaks into his Brooklyn flat in an attempt to rob Kyle. Kyle is about to kill him until he offers his daughter, Lindy, in exchange. Will Kyle fall in love with Lindy and have her love him back within the two years? Even though the ending was predictable to anyone who has seen or read any version of the story, I still loved every moment of the book.~~MP
Rating: 9/10
