Book Review No. 4: Beastly

BOOK REVIEW #4:

Beastly 

Author: Alex Flinn

"Love is a beast." - Alex Flinn

Author: Alex Flinn

 

Review:

This novel is a beautiful story of how appearance does not matter anymore once you get to know a person. This is similar to the fairy tale entitled the Beauty and the Beast. Like the Beast, the guy in the story was cursed to look ugly. And because of how horrid he looks, he decided to shut down the outside world and lock himself in his mansion - his apartment. The curse will only be broken once someone truly loves him not for his money nor for his looks. But will anyone really fall for such a horrible creature?


The story tells of a guy who was blessed with looks to the point that women would offer themselves to him. At the same time, he was also rich and was an heir to his father's wealth. He was perfect for he had the looks and the money that anyone would want to have. He was very aware of this fact which is the root cause for his arrogance. He would have been perfect if not for this one flaw. 


He came across a witch disguised as an ugly human. Because of arrogance, he insulted and embarrased the witch who in return, cursed him to be a beast to learn his lesson. He was to remain in that appearance until someone will truly love him but it was a hard task for it is hard to love someone who was ugly inside and out. Then a girl enters his life, she was different from all the dazzling models he was used to for she was plain and poor. She was definitely different for she has a pure and untainted soul.



Comparing  the book version to the movie of this novel, I must say that the book is actually better. When I was actually reading it, what I had in mind was a beastly looking fellow with fur and fangs which would then make it hard for anymore to like him. But in the movie, the guy, even when cursed already, still looks as dashing as ever and the only significant changes are tattoos/veins. Therefore, in my opinion, it wouldn't really be hard for any girl to fell in love. But all in all, I love the romance shared between the two and if you love romance and sweet things, you must definitely get a taste of this book.