Review: Almost good - AWOL editor
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2014
This is a Beauty and the Beast retelling that I kinda liked. (I can't quite bring myself to give it an unqualified "like.") Now, I'm a sucker for Beauty and the Beast, so I bought this book because the storyline seemed intriguing.This book is almost good. Major caveat: the editing is nonexistent. This book has an interesting storyline with some strange plot holes and the ending feels rushed. In addition, there are many missing commas, commas that should be semi-colons, adjectives that should have been hyphenated, strange word choices, and some very awkward sentences. Also, there was some modern slang (posh, etc.) slipping in here and there which did not fit the rest of the story setting. So only read this if you realize that up front and can ignore the problems.I did think it was a different, yet fun take on Beauty and the Beast. And it came *this* close to being good. (The "this" would be the missing editor.) That said, if you feel brave enough to endure the problems, use your monthly free Kindle ebook to borrow it. I wouldn't pay $2.99 for it.This Beauty and the Beast will never unseat Robin McKinley's Beauty as the best retelling ever IMO. (And I still accuse Disney of stealing parts of her story.) However, with a good editor and a little more practice, I think this author has the potential to be really good.