Reviews with content warning for Violence - The Beast

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obviouspseudonym's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

It doesn't re-invent the wheel so much as it provides a smokescreen for blatant smut. 10/10 would read again, who needs a plot anyway???

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taylasfootnotes's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

No plot, just vibes.

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libraryofnyla's review

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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 :/

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loquaciousreaders's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Beast follows Belle, whose father sold her to the beast, and she is married before ever meeting the beast, which is said to be horrifying. In the marriage contract, it is said

she is to provide an heir ;).

The book is an erotic monster romance and is very detailed in many erotic elements 🔞🔥🌶😏. There is some violence in the book. (The original Beauty and the Beast tale and the Disney version loosely inspire this short story).

My rating system:
★★★★★ - I loved it
★★★★☆ - I really liked and really enjoyed it
★★★☆☆ - I enjoyed it was fun
★★☆☆☆ - It was okay for me. It did have things I did not enjoy
★☆☆☆☆ - I was not too fond of it, but others may.

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30something_reads's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

2.0

Ehh. Concept was excellent... Execution was not.

I'm glad this was as short as it is because I definitely would not have finished this if it were a full length book.

My biggest issue was the dialogue. It was just so forced and awkward. I kept getting pulled out of the story. My running thoughts were "Ew," and "Why did he say it like that?"

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weelasswithabook's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

CW: graphic sexual content, violence, gun violence, mild gore

⭐ Beauty and the Beast retelling
⭐ Monster romance

🌶️ Breeding kink
🌶️ Knotting
🌶️ 💦ing
🌶️ Chasing/CNC

If you, like me, were seriously underwhelmed by the Prince Adam reveal in Disney's BatB, then this might be for you.

Following the same sort of formula as the original fairytale (ie given/taken by the beast, Belle's dad being the centre of her being forced into the beasts arms, the torchlit hunt for the beast) the common themes are the same HOWEVER the beast isn't cursed and doesn't transform to a blonde weak ass Prince 😂

The monster girlies will 100% be here for it, non-monster readers will find it an acquired taste 😂

It's very graphic, if you catch my drift, so if you're not into that I'd give it a swerve.

My only issue with the book was I felt we didn't get to see enough of them together initially to see the actual romance form so I'm more inclined to stick it in the far end of the erotic romance subgenre.

Also, they kept referring to each other as husband and wife and I don't actually remember a marriage happening.

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bopancakes's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Beauty & the beast is one of my top disney film and i’m known for being very protective of it but all things holy i loved this book!! But i love how this novel demonstrated how Belle loved the beast before he was human 💛

It felt like it was written just for me 😂 didn’t miss a single one of my kinks … and you know what i was always a lil disappointed when beast turned into a human again cause he was so much cuter as a beast …

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