I liked the nyc setting and the emphasis of the beasts loneliness even though being surrounded by people in the city, yet separated, bringing home the human desire to be needed, loved and connected. It is comprised of a total of 4 novels and 1 novella released between 2007 and 2017. Beastly by alex flinn at the best online ebook storage. When i first moved into his house, i made a big deal, every night, of locking my door so he wouldnt be able to come in, wouldnt attack me. She is popular for writing the breathing underwater series, the kendra chronicles series, and several independent books. Beastly alex flinn hardcover harpercollins publishers. Download and read online for free beastly by alex flinn.
With a new beauty and the beast movie hitting theaters in spring 2017, its time to catch up on all things beastly. Find out what it was like for the beast in alex flinn s contemporary retelling of the classic tale. He is locked in a mansion like apartment by his shallow, imageobsessed father. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. I am so glad that alex flinn stuck with the beauty and the beast story. What are some symbols of the book or movie beastly. Love is never ugly now a major motion picture starring vanessa hudgens and alex pettyfer i am a beast. When rachel was taken to live in a tower by a woman she calls mama, she was excited. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2007, and was written by alex flinn. Alex flinn loves fairy tales and is the author of the new york times bestselling beastly, a spin on beauty and the beast that was named a voya editors choice and an ala quick pick for reluctant readers.
If you enjoyed the sample go check out the authors website. Please help me find a couple symbols from the text beastly by alex flinn. Ive read a kiss in time by alex flinn and avalon high by meg cabot. Now with her gothic and darkly romantic ya novel towering, alex flinn retells the tale of rapunzel. Beastly is clever i found beastly to be a clever take off on the beauty and the beast story that we all know from disney. Beastly with a new beauty and the beast movie hitting theaters in spring 2017, its time to catch up on all things beastly. Find out what it was like for the beast in alex flinns contemporary retelling of the.
For her ability to take fantasy fairytale elements and give them a modern take. To date, she has written seven books that have been published. In this book, flinn develops a twist to the story by narrating the events from the beasts perspective but in a current day setting. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 304 pages and is available in hardcover format. Each of the books of this series features the lead character in the role of kendra hilferty. A very popular book series written by author alex flinn is known as kendra chronicles. Then i whip my head around and see i do the same thing like everyone else. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. I kind of want books that are like rewritten fairy tales. This time it is updated to the present day with the main character being an ive got it all guy in high school. What are some novels that are like beastly by alex flinn. Beastly by alex flinn for those who havent seen the adaptation, a spoiled teen is cursed by a classmate and witch.
Flinn researched many versions of the beauty and the beast story to write her book. I love alex flinn for books like beastly and a kiss in time. Beastly by alex flinn, 9780061963285, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. If you like beastly you might like similar books shiver, evermore, red riding hood, jessicas guide to dating on the dark side, wake.
Beastly by alex flinn is a creative, modern telling of the fairy tale beauty and the beast. By the end of beastly i came to really realise and appreciate that perhaps the true magical miracle was not the physical change kyle underwent. Beastly is now a major motion picture starring vanessa hudgens. Now with her gothic and darkly romantic ya novel towering, alex flinn retells the tale of rapunzel when rachel was taken to live in a tower by a woman she calls mama, she was excited. Alex flinn is currently considered a single author. Free download or read online beastly pdf epub book. Flinn was born in glen cove,new york and grew up in, new york and miami, florida. At the age of five she started thinking about being a writer and submitted early efforts to magazines like highlights, which did not publish them. The 2007 novel beastly, by alex flinn, is a modern fairytale. Alex flinn did a fantastic job on this, making the story new again. Beastly is also a major motion picture starring vanessa hudgens. Even the characters kept changing, developing powers when it suited them, falling in love and out of. Being a powerful witch, kendra has survived it all. Alex flinn is a renowned american writer of science fiction, romance, fantasy, and young adult novels.
Many of these are playfully alluded to in portions of the book, particularly the chat room transcripts in which the character of kyle talks to other teens who. Alex flinn books list of books by author alex flinn. Just wondering if anyone knows any others like this, it would be greatly appreciated. She is depicted as an immortal witch, who possesses unique powers. Find out what it was like for the beast in alex flinns contemporary retelling of the classic tale. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks uprighta creature with fangs and claws and hair. Pdf beastly book by alex flinn free download 304 pages. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of beastly by alex flinn.
Based on the fairy tale beauty and the beast, it takes place in new york city and is presented from the perspective of the beast. Definitely a sweet story and a first choice for a quick read. Her other books for teens include breathing underwater, breaking point, nothing to lose, fade to. Alex flinn is an american author of novels for young adults. It is a retelling of the fairytale beauty and the beast set in modernday new york city from the view of the beast. I did not like the book but not to the point i thought it was objectionable so she should not read it from the conservative, protective parent point of view. See all books authored by alex flinn, including beastly, and bewitching, and more on. The main characters of this fantasy, young adult story are magda, kyle kingsbury. Of all the classic fairy tales, beauty and the beast is one of the tale i havent knew well.