Nice modern-day retelling of "Beauty and the Beast".
Kyle
a.k.a. Adrian has the misfortune to turn into a beast, due to the
beastly (cruel, selfish, ..) ways, he behaves to others. The
transformation does not take place in his body and face alone, but it
also leads to his character transformation. Slowly, he learns to love
and care, which leads him to his love to Lindy.
In some places,
Adrian is pathetic. But, I think turning into a beast 'forever' can
make anyone pathetic. Some quotes are beautiful..like..
Ending was awesome. And of course, it will be awesome, as its all about TRUE LOVE and HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
I
was hoping for a light read and this book gave me that. Although I
didn't expect much from this book, I had fun while reading this book.
If you are into fairy-tale retellings or romance, this book is for you.
Orphans Sabrina (11 year old) and Daphne (7 year old) go to live with their grandmother (who they thought was dead) in the town of Ferryport Landing. After the disappearance of their parents, they go through numerous foster homes. They soon find out that their grandmother is a very strange person who says that the town is filled with fairy-tale beings.
Daphne believes her, Sabrina does not, until their grandmother gets kidnapped by a Giant that is the cause for the destruction in the town. Sabrina and Daphne, alone in the woods, soon meet Puck (From A Midsummer's Night Dream). He agrees to help them save their grandmother since she was kind to him and fed him sometimes. Sabrina, Daphne, and Puck escape the house on a magic carpet and fly to the Ferryport Landing jail where they rescue Jack (From Jack and the Beanstalk) to kill the giant.
So, what happens afterwards, is a mystery for the readers, and I don't want to spoil them the fun. But, during the mystery, they learn something about their parents too - who the girls thought had abandoned them.
The book is narrated from Sabrina's point of view. Everyone, who reads this book, will love the character of Daphne - her willingness to believe, the cute kindness and the way she deals with people. I seriously want to read the book from Daphne's side. I think it will be more fun.
The author must have given a lot of thought, before coming out with this book. He brings in a lot of characters - from Brother's Grimm, Alice In Wonderland and Shakespeare. The book's mystery has been brought on in a nice way. Good start of the series, considering it as a children's book. ;-)
