Title: Beau and Bett
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Trigger Warning: Past sexual assault, Bullying
Synopsis
After Beau LeFrancois's mother wrecks Bett Diaz’s luxury SUV, his family faces an impossibly large bill—and no car insurance to help pay it. To pay off the debt, Beau spends his weekends working at the Diaz Ranch.
Beau’s prepared to work, but he’s definitely not prepared for the infamous temper of Bett Diaz—also known as "The Beast" at school. As Beau learns the secrets behind Bett’s tough exterior, he finds himself falling for her. That is, until he catches Bett in a lie.
A contemporary twist on a classic fairy tale, Beau and Bett is a timely story of family, friendship, and the power of speaking out and standing up for yourself.
Review
A special thank you to Netgalley and Amberjack Publishing for providing a free advance digital copy in exchange for an honest review.
This book is a modern day Beauty and the Beast retelling and the relationship is adorable. The prose took a little time to get used to, but once I did, it really suited Beau and his relationships with others. I really thought it was interesting the backgrounds of Beau and Bett, and the references to the original story tale. Beau is the second child of blue collar workers while Bett lives in a mansion. The set up for their interactions has so many references to the original fairy tale, only with an avocado instead of a rose. It's really cute how everything connects and is able to interact in this new setting. I really haven't seen a setting like this before, but it was really well described.
The characters are hilarious, and have so many great interactions and conversations. Not only the main characters, but a lot of the side characters also have really interesting backgrounds that cause really interesting relationships with each other, which was probably my favorite part of this book. The dialogue is really good, and interacts well with the unique voice on the prose.
My number one problem with this book is how Bett gets the nickname "Beast" and how that entire plotline plays out. It was obvious that it was going to come down to misunderstandings, but the explanation felt oversimplified, especially since of course after all of the rest of the events is when things get resolved. Based on what they were saying, it just doesn't all add up. After all of this anticipation and build up to the end, it's a let down discovery that should not be used for shock value. The ending is just rough and I had wished for so much to pull the rest of the book up for me, and it just didn't happen.
I did like this book. I thought it was funny, and overall a light and breezy read. The characters and interactions were awesome and it is definitely a great retelling. I just wish the ending had been so much better.A special thank you to Netgalley and Amberjack Publishing for providing a free advance digital copy in exchange for an honest review.
This book is a modern day Beauty and the Beast retelling and the relationship is adorable. The prose took a little time to get used to, but once I did, it really suited Beau and his relationships with others. I really thought it was interesting the backgrounds of Beau and Bett, and the references to the original story tale. Beau is the second child of blue collar workers while Bett lives in a mansion. The set up for their interactions has so many references to the original fairy tale, only with an avocado instead of a rose. It's really cute how everything connects and is able to interact in this new setting. I really haven't seen a setting like this before, but it was really well described.
The characters are hilarious, and have so many great interactions and conversations. Not only the main characters, but a lot of the side characters also have really interesting backgrounds that cause really interesting relationships with each other, which was probably my favorite part of this book. The dialogue is really good, and interacts well with the unique voice on the prose.
My number one problem with this book is how Bett gets the nickname "Beast" and how that entire plotline plays out. It was obvious that it was going to come down to misunderstandings, but the explanation felt oversimplified, especially since of course after all of the rest of the events is when things get resolved. Based on what they were saying, it just doesn't all add up. After all of this anticipation and build up to the end, it's a let down discovery that should not be used for shock value. The ending is just rough and I had wished for so much to pull the rest of the book up for me, and it just didn't happen.
I did like this book. I thought it was funny, and overall a light and breezy read. The characters and interactions were awesome and it is definitely a great retelling. I just wish the ending had been so much better.A special thank you to Netgalley and Amberjack Publishing for providing a free advance digital copy in exchange for an honest review.
This book is a modern day Beauty and the Beast retelling and the relationship is adorable. The prose took a little time to get used to, but once I did, it really suited Beau and his relationships with others. I really thought it was interesting the backgrounds of Beau and Bett, and the references to the original story tale. Beau is the second child of blue collar workers while Bett lives in a mansion. The set up for their interactions has so many references to the original fairy tale, only with an avocado instead of a rose. It's really cute how everything connects and is able to interact in this new setting. I really haven't seen a setting like this before, but it was really well described.
The characters are hilarious, and have so many great interactions and conversations. Not only the main characters, but a lot of the side characters also have really interesting backgrounds that cause really interesting relationships with each other, which was probably my favorite part of this book. The dialogue is really good, and interacts well with the unique voice on the prose.
My number one problem with this book is how Bett gets the nickname "Beast" and how that entire plotline plays out. It was obvious that it was going to come down to misunderstandings, but the explanation felt oversimplified, especially since of course after all of the rest of the events is when things get resolved. Based on what they were saying, it just doesn't all add up. After all of this anticipation and build up to the end, it's a let down discovery that should not be used for shock value. The ending is just rough and I had wished for so much to pull the rest of the book up for me, and it just didn't happen.
I did like this book. I thought it was funny, and overall a light and breezy read. The characters and interactions were awesome and it is definitely a great retelling. I just wish the ending had been so much better.
A special thank you to Netgalley and Amberjack Publishing for providing a free advance digital copy in exchange for an honest review.
This book is a modern day Beauty and the Beast retelling and the relationship is adorable. The prose took a little time to get used to, but once I did, it really suited Beau and his relationships with others. I really thought it was interesting the backgrounds of Beau and Bett, and the references to the original story tale. Beau is the second child of blue collar workers while Bett lives in a mansion. The set up for their interactions has so many references to the original fairy tale, only with an avocado instead of a rose. It's really cute how everything connects and is able to interact in this new setting. I really haven't seen a setting like this before, but it was really well described.
The characters are hilarious, and have so many great interactions and conversations. Not only the main characters, but a lot of the side characters also have really interesting backgrounds that cause really interesting relationships with each other, which was probably my favorite part of this book. The dialogue is really good, and interacts well with the unique voice on the prose.
My number one problem with this book is how Bett gets the nickname "Beast" and how that entire plotline plays out. It was obvious that it was going to come down to misunderstandings, but the explanation felt oversimplified, especially since of course after all of the rest of the events is when things get resolved. Based on what they were saying, it just doesn't all add up. After all of this anticipation and build up to the end, it's a let down discovery that should not be used for shock value. The ending is just rough and I had wished for so much to pull the rest of the book up for me, and it just didn't happen.
I did like this book. I thought it was funny, and overall a light and breezy read. The characters and interactions were awesome and it is definitely a great retelling. I just wish the ending had been so much better.
Lots of readathons require a fairy tale retelling, and I would definitely recommend this one, even though the prose is a little difficult to adjust to at the beginning.
I had some technical issues with release date, which is why this is so late, but that just means that you can check this out now.
Thanks for reading!
Alyssa
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