Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own. 

 

Book: A Beast So Beautiful 

 

Author: Carlyle Labuschagne 

 

Book Series: Standalone 

 

Rating: 3/5 

 

Recommended For...: young adult readers, new adult readers, fantasy, retellings 

 

Publication Date: April 20, 2021 

 

Genre: YA Fantasy 

 

Recommended Age: 14+ (violence, child abuse TW, romance, slight gore) 

 

Explanation of CWs: A few instances of violence and gore. Child abuse is shown. There is some small romance scenes. 

 

Publisher: CHBB Publishing 

 

Pages: 177 

 

Synopsis: A darkness falls over the land when the Queen of Rurith dies.
 
 Consumed with grief, King Ivar blames their son, Prince Leif, for her demise, and locks him away in the castle.
 
 The Prince is left in total despair, until a girl, with hair the colour of a red sunset and green eyes shows him mercy.
 
 For six years she visits him in secret, giving him hope where none existed before.
 
 But Ruith hides many treacherous things that threaten to bring the Kingdom to its knees.
 
 Until the Prince and his beastly curse are released. 

 

Review: This was an okay book. The world development was well done and for the most part the book was well plotted. It was intriguing for most of the book and I was intrigued by it. 

 

However, I felt kinda underwhelmed by the book. The pacing was off, the book didn’t flow well, and it was kind of a choppy read. The book did a lot of telling and very little showing. The book is weirdly written and I just didn’t care about this book towards the end of it. 

 

Verdict: It’s ok.