Review: A delicious, fun read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 2, 2012
As with the other Marie Hall books I've read in the `Kingdom' series, (Her Mad Hatter, Red and Her Wolf) I devoured `Gerard's Beauty' in no time flat. Her characters are gritty, grimy and REAL; they aren't all full of sunshine, they have flaws just like anyone else. Gerard is a perfect example of this, because this fella has some serious personality flaws!Due to a disagreement with Galeta the Blue Fairy eons ago, Gerard is officially on the `bad' list, and Galeta has made sure that Gerard's legacy in Kingdom (and beyond) is that of a buffoon. In the tale `Beauty and the Beast', Belle is all heart and kindness, right? The Beast is growly but kind underneath it all, and Gaston - well he's just a womanizing idiot. Well what if that is NOT how it happened? What if Belle was a shrew who was only after the Beast's money, and what if Gaston was actually a pretty OK guy who genuinely loved Belle? In `Gaston's Beauty', Gaston = Gerard, and we hear the story the way it really went down.Gerard likes the ladies. No, Gerard LOVES the ladies. But since Belle broke his heart, he only sees them as good for one thing...he won't allow himself to fall for a woman again, because he sees it as a sign of weakness. But Kingdom is falling apart, and the only cure is to have all members of the Bad Boy Club mated up. Gerard thinks it is a bad idea, but his fairy godmother whisks him to Earth in order to woo his fated mate, Betty Hart. He has one month to woo her, make her fall in love with him and fall in love with her, in turn...or he will be put to death, due to an indiscretion with Cinderella's daughter.Can Gerard overcome his raunchy nature? Will Betty open her heart to someone who could potentially leave her in a month? How many hot steamy love scenes will Marie Hall gift us with in this installment? (sorry, that just popped in my head *wink*)Loved this story - it was delicious! This is a fun read that will leave you completely engrossed until the very end....and leave you searching for the other books in the series to find out what happens to all of the Bad Boys!