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A review by ofbooksandromance
Beauregard and the Beast by Evie Drae
3.0
3 “You know who I am.” Stars
A beauty and the beast retelling with an MMA fighter? I was so sold on this book. And I really really enjoyed it for the most part, hell I even loved most of it.
Brief summary:Adam AKA Beast is an MMS fighter and he needs a new assistant, so he employs Bo. And then they fall in love.
This book had so many nice things:
First, god did I love Adam. He was one hell of a man. He seemed so strong on the outside (which gave him the nickname) but inside he just was a very very sweet guy hidding beyond the tough guy persona. I just really loved everything about him.
Second, I also loved a good boss and employee trope when it’s done well. And it was done so well here. I loved how it took them a long time before acting on the fact that they want each other, because they tried to keep their relationship profesional. I loved how they talked about how they boss and employee dymanic wasn’t there when it came to their relationship and that they were equals. I also really loved how they aknowledge that they had feelings for each other and how they didn’t lie to themselves about it and all. I loved that even if they knew they couldn’t be together, they still didn’t hide their feelings.
Third, Adam never really had someone care for him and I loved how Bo did it for him. Bo was such a good man and always did everything he could to take care of Adam and he listened to Adam and gave him what he wanted. It was so cute, I loved it very much. Also I really loved how Adam took care of Bo in return and kept offering to do things with him because he knew that Bo would love them. These two were so sweet together.
Fourth, I always love good banter and it was so so good in this. I absolutely loved it.
Fifth, I really loved seeing how their feelings for each other developed, it was such a natural progress and it all felt very realistic.
Sixth, I really enjoyed how the things keeping them apart were realistic and it never felt like fabricated drama, they had real issues that were hard to deal with and I really appreciated it.
Seventh, I really enjoyed the vibe of this book, it really felt like I was reading a fairytale, most of the book had a really magical feel to you.
Now i’m sure you’re wondering why I only gave it 3 stars if all I have to say about it is positive things. You see, something happened, the typical break up at 80% happened and when it came the time for them to re-unite, instead of being magical like the rest of the book, it broke my entire enjoyment of the book and left a really sour taste in my mouth. The thing is, the really romantic make-up sex, that should have left me in a pile of goo, didn’t work for me, because it was mentioned, on page, that Adam had a concussion. And he was wobbly on his feet and could barely walk, and bam, they had make-up right after. That just didn’t work for me. I couldn’t enjoy the make-up sex because I knew that Adam should have been in the hospital instead. I know it’s a small niggle but it really took me out of the story and I couldn’t get back into it.
I really enjoyed this book overall, I just wish I had enjoyed the ending as much as I enjoyed the rest of the book.
I received a copy of this book in exchange of my honest opinion
A beauty and the beast retelling with an MMA fighter? I was so sold on this book. And I really really enjoyed it for the most part, hell I even loved most of it.
Brief summary:Adam AKA Beast is an MMS fighter and he needs a new assistant, so he employs Bo. And then they fall in love.
This book had so many nice things:
First, god did I love Adam. He was one hell of a man. He seemed so strong on the outside (which gave him the nickname) but inside he just was a very very sweet guy hidding beyond the tough guy persona. I just really loved everything about him.
Second, I also loved a good boss and employee trope when it’s done well. And it was done so well here. I loved how it took them a long time before acting on the fact that they want each other, because they tried to keep their relationship profesional. I loved how they talked about how they boss and employee dymanic wasn’t there when it came to their relationship and that they were equals. I also really loved how they aknowledge that they had feelings for each other and how they didn’t lie to themselves about it and all. I loved that even if they knew they couldn’t be together, they still didn’t hide their feelings.
Third, Adam never really had someone care for him and I loved how Bo did it for him. Bo was such a good man and always did everything he could to take care of Adam and he listened to Adam and gave him what he wanted. It was so cute, I loved it very much. Also I really loved how Adam took care of Bo in return and kept offering to do things with him because he knew that Bo would love them. These two were so sweet together.
Fourth, I always love good banter and it was so so good in this. I absolutely loved it.
Fifth, I really loved seeing how their feelings for each other developed, it was such a natural progress and it all felt very realistic.
Sixth, I really enjoyed how the things keeping them apart were realistic and it never felt like fabricated drama, they had real issues that were hard to deal with and I really appreciated it.
Seventh, I really enjoyed the vibe of this book, it really felt like I was reading a fairytale, most of the book had a really magical feel to you.
Now i’m sure you’re wondering why I only gave it 3 stars if all I have to say about it is positive things. You see, something happened, the typical break up at 80% happened and when it came the time for them to re-unite, instead of being magical like the rest of the book, it broke my entire enjoyment of the book and left a really sour taste in my mouth. The thing is, the really romantic make-up sex, that should have left me in a pile of goo, didn’t work for me, because it was mentioned, on page, that Adam had a concussion. And he was wobbly on his feet and could barely walk, and bam, they had make-up right after. That just didn’t work for me. I couldn’t enjoy the make-up sex because I knew that Adam should have been in the hospital instead. I know it’s a small niggle but it really took me out of the story and I couldn’t get back into it.
I really enjoyed this book overall, I just wish I had enjoyed the ending as much as I enjoyed the rest of the book.
I received a copy of this book in exchange of my honest opinion