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gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Beauty and the beast retellings are always interesting to see what an author will take from the Disney movie and what they will take from the original tale and how they present the Beast.
This book was just perfect for what needed during the month. It is just short enough that I was able to sit down and read without looking at the book and thinking that I don't have time, and also just an enjoyable read that I needed during a very busy and stressful time. You can't go wrong with a short spicy novella read.
I wouldn't say the spice is overly spicy, there is a thing or two that might turn people off but the scenes themselves were only mild spicy to maybe medium spicy for me. In saying that with this being a shorter read the spice does take up a bit of the page count. Something to keep in mind if you don't want something that have a high page count for spice in comparison with the rest of the book.
This book was just perfect for what needed during the month. It is just short enough that I was able to sit down and read without looking at the book and thinking that I don't have time, and also just an enjoyable read that I needed during a very busy and stressful time. You can't go wrong with a short spicy novella read.
I wouldn't say the spice is overly spicy, there is a thing or two that might turn people off but the scenes themselves were only mild spicy to maybe medium spicy for me. In saying that with this being a shorter read the spice does take up a bit of the page count. Something to keep in mind if you don't want something that have a high page count for spice in comparison with the rest of the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Blood
Moderate: Stalking and Murder
libraryofnyla's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.5
In short, this is a romance fantasy retelling of beauty and the beast, where beast stays in "monster" form.
I was really looking forward to reading a dark monster rendition of Beauty & the Beast, but this book is so absurd that I laughed out loud - and not in a good way. If you are expecting a plot, characterization, emotional development arcs, and basically a story then don't read this. You will find none of it.
BUT if you are wanting a quick read that is 99% k!nk trope monster smut then by all means read on. I personally found the smut to read as less sexy and just plain ridiculous which is why I rated this so low. In my opinion, if a book is going to go all in on monster smut, then it needs to be hot and for me this wasn’t. The writing was so clunky and unpleasent that I ended up skimming the majory of it :/
I was really looking forward to reading a dark monster rendition of Beauty & the Beast, but this book is so absurd that I laughed out loud - and not in a good way. If you are expecting a plot, characterization, emotional development arcs, and basically a story then don't read this. You will find none of it.
BUT if you are wanting a quick read that is 99% k!nk trope monster smut then by all means read on. I personally found the smut to read as less sexy and just plain ridiculous which is why I rated this so low. In my opinion, if a book is going to go all in on monster smut, then it needs to be hot and for me this wasn’t. The writing was so clunky and unpleasent that I ended up skimming the majory of it :/
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Smut includes: breeding, size difference, excessive *fluids*, blood pl@y, knotting, praise, primal, and tail actionshector1's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Stalking
Minor: Death
house_of_hannah's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
2.0
I was surprised at how short this was ! Unfortunately, it didn't really hit the mark for me. I felt like the dialogue was very repetitive to where I'm pretty sure there's a scene where the dialogue is copy/pasted from earlier.
There were a few moments in this book that were actually turn-offs for me instead.Like when Belle got turned on by Beast murdering an entire group of men, including pulling the heart out of someones chest and giving it to her. As well as in the epilogue when he spits and splooges on her ass, and consideres that enough prep for anal sex. As someone who has had anal sex, scenes like that just make me cringe.
As for the spicy scenes, there is so much buildup to actual penetration, but then that part feels almost skipped over ? I was a bit confused at how glossed over the actual penetration was after everything else is described so much more in depth.
Overall, there are a few good scenes here, but I just found myself rolling my eyes way more than I would want in a book like this.
There were a few moments in this book that were actually turn-offs for me instead.
As for the spicy scenes, there is so much buildup to actual penetration, but then that part feels almost skipped over ? I was a bit confused at how glossed over the actual penetration was after everything else is described so much more in depth.
Overall, there are a few good scenes here, but I just found myself rolling my eyes way more than I would want in a book like this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Blood, Stalking, and Murder
mayaschmerf's review against another edition
fast-paced
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Sexual content
Moderate: Pregnancy
potalian's review against another edition
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Death, Violence, Blood, and Pregnancy
ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I never thought that being a die-hard (albeit new) fan of monster romance would lead me to read a short retelling novel in which the beast has never been and never will be a human prince. Most of all, that I'd like it... I found the idea of this retelling interesting but found both the plot and the relationship between the characters short and rushed. If it had been +100 pages longer, it would have fixed those problems but you also have to take into account that it is a short novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, and Stalking
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Blood, and Grief
Minor: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
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