Review: "James" Bond, a Big Cat and a Royal Soap Opera...in 18th Century Dystopian France
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 14, 2013
I love the Beauty and the Beast story. It can go two ways - if the "Beast" is physically scarred it will be heart-warming and touching, with lots of angst. If the Beast is...well, a beast, there is the opportunity for a lot of witty banter between "Belle" and "Beast".This falls into the latter. In fact, it was so witty at times I was laughing aloud. Started it at 7:00 PM and finished it at 3 AM. The possibility of sleep was not possible until I got to the last page.Elle and Severin snark at each other so much I felt like I was reading "Private Lives" He refers to her as Intruder and she makes cat jokes (he's a big cat..."oh by the way, I hadn't noticed: do you have a tail?"). She makes friends with his grossly overweight dog while said dog is constantly trying to shred Severin's clothes - or Severin (you know, cats and dogs).Of course they fall madly in love, have a huge misunderstanding, and then live happily ever after (it's a story as old as time, for crying out loud - if you don't know what's going to happen, you probably live in a yurt in Outer (or Inner) Mongolia - and not even able to read this review.Just be good to yourself and grab this book. As I write, it's free (a holiday bargain!). But it's worth spending money on.