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Beau and Bett

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I love Beauty and the Beast very much. So when I saw a modern day retelling of my favorite Disney I know I'd to read it and I did. But the twist is Bett is the Beast here. It's a sweet story with good amount of romance. It's an okay read for me. The story could've been made better. The cover is simple and beautiful.
It's the perfect time to read a contemporary book. Go for it.

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Kathlyn Berla has done it again! I don’t know what is it about her writing that flows like butter. This was such a cute read. Fast paced , the relationship developed slow enough to be enjoyable but not so slow that became boring. It was a very cute read that I would recommend to anyone who is looking for a short book to read on a summer day.
Even thought I didn’t feel like beauty and the beast retailing it felt more like a regular contemporary YA .
I really liked it .

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I love a good beauty and the beast retelling and I’m always pleasantly surprised when the girl is considered the beast. I really like Beau throughout the story and definitely grew to like Bett. I did feel like the end was a little rushed but over all enjoyed this one!

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I received an ARC of Beau and Bett from Net Galley in exchange of an honest review.

I love retellings of classic literature and fairytales, but this one missed the mark completely. This book was a DNF for me. I tried to stick it out, but Bett "the Beast" was a whiny, egotistical, brat. There was no redemption of Bett's character as we typically see in Beauty and the Beast retellings. The only positive of this book was a female was the Beast in this story. Typically I love those retellings where the author swaps the main characters' genders, but this one did not hit the mark.

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Thank you Netgalley and publisher for the early copy.

I could not connect with the writing style/plot and decided to put it down. Thanks for the chance to review it.

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3.5 stars
An entertaining book with an important message underneath. The story itself was nothing spectacular, but I think the message that it carried is very important. Namely, not just judging people by how they act, because there usually is a reason for why they act in a specific way. The characters were fun to read about, so was the plot. But as I already said, it was nothing spectacular. The story was told solely from Beau's perspective, but I think the story would've gotten more depth if it was also told from Bett's perspective.

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The blurb said it's a retelling of the Beauty and the Beast. I half expecting it to be cheesy and predictable. I did get surprised once, but that's really it. It's a cute plot and the characters are cute.

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This book was very good, I read it in two days with absolutely no want to set it down. I recommend this to anyone looking for a truly awesome story!

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A cute retelling of the classic Beauty and the Beast with a little twist and gender role reversal in this novel! It was a quick read that I finished in one sitting!

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I was underwhelmed by this.

There's been some dialogue that has made me bored, they've spent a whole page talking about worldly things that don't really move the plot forward. The story seemed to move forward while dragging along at the same time.

I have found this to be a modern retelling, not dependent on the use of magical realism. Not that I don't like magical realism, but that seems to be the only way to recreate a modern beauty and the beast retelling.

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I could see the potential twist that Bett is the beast and Beau is the Male version of Belle was interesting but the chractures lacked emotion Beau chractire was the only one that went on the journey. Its told from Beau perspective but could of been told from both.did not warm to Betts chracture at all. Such a shame as it sounded great but just lacked that magic found it problematic as well. Thanks to Netgally and the Author for letting me read and review in exchange for a honest review.

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I didn't not enjoy this book. I really thought i would enjoy it because it's a Beauty and the beast retelling but I just didn't enjoy the writing.

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This book was a lovely modern beauty and the beast retelling. The characters were easily likable, and well-written. There wasn't a lot of character development, but it still was nice to see them grow a little throughout the book. This book was mostly a cute, fun read and I'd definitely recommend it to people who like retellings. The beauty-and-the-beast-vibe was mostly from a certain character, so don't go in this expecting a full-on accurate retelling. The cover is gorgeous and leaves lots of imagination.

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Another modern retelling; this one is obviously Beauty and The Beast inspired. I think the author did a good when it came to writing this. I was pleasantly surprised that the roles were reversed and that the main protagonist was male. While the “beast” was a girl. This was a thrilling way to recreate a story that we know.

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This story was cute. It's a retelling of the Beuty and the Beast but in this modern time. I love the writing and the flow of the story. We have our two main characters, Beau who is working on the farm to pay off a debt and the daughter who lives on the farm name Bett. The romance is slow and good character development between the two characters. Reading the character development between the two was perfect and didn't feel rushed. I thought the ending of the story was perfect in every way! Thank you to the author for this amazing story!

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I really liked this story. I enjoyed the slow romance with the MC. I liked how Beau learned very valuable things and worked off his debt. Even though it wasn't his to pay. He made new friends in the journey. Over all this was a really cute story about a young boy.

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I want to thank Netgalley for allowing me to read this eArc, all my opinions and reviews belong to me and are no way influenced by anyone.


Another modern retelling; this one is obviously Beauty and The Beast inspired. I think the author did a good when it came to writing this. I was pleasantly surprised that the roles were reversed and that the main protagonist was male. While the “beast” was a girl. So going into this book I was already really impressed. I don’t know why I have a thing for books that do that but here we are.



Now let’s talk about Beau who’s our male character.
I think that my favorite thing out of this whole book was beau and his amazing family. I feel like I’ve never read about such a great family before. They were so funny and delightful I actually found myself looking forward to the parts were his family was around. Because they seriously had me laughing. Beau was kind and so likeable that I couldn’t believe it.


Enters Bett who is our “beast” and let me tell you. I know she was supposed to be our female character. I disliked her so much. I’ve never been a sucker for females who get off on being spoiled and nasty to others just because they come from a well off family. We are all humans and we should treat each other with kindness. Her family was definitely as annoying as her and that was the worst.


I often found myself wondering why these two were ever paired up, I liked the other girl beau was interested in more than the mail character. And I honestly found myself rooting for the other girl so that should tell you a lot.
I don’t think beau and bett had any chemistry and I felt most of it was forced.

While the plot had me; the story was definitely not it for me.

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This was such a cute retelling of the Beauty and the Beast story. I loved the character's development in this book and how the story played out. This was fantastic and I loved it!

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I enjoyed this book a fair amount. I liked the straightforward writing style, and I enjoyed Beau as a narrator. I also enjoyed Bettina as a character, and appreciated how she didn't end up as just another manic pixie dream girl. I thought the plot was sweet, and I enjoyed the side characters. However, I didn't see the connection to Beauty and the Beast, really, and I also felt uncomfortable with the constant references to "spirit animals" from a non-Native American narrator. Overall though I liked the book.

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This left me underwhelmed.

There was some dialogue that left me bored, they spent a whole page talking about mundane stuff that doesn't really drive the plot forward. The plot seemed to speed ahead while dragging along simultaneously.

I liked that this was a modern retelling that didn't rely on the use of magical realism. Not that I don't like magical realism but that seems to be the only way to make a modern beauty and the beast retelling work.

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