Falling out of a window didn’t hurt as much as falling for her.Tove Savage.When the most beautiful girl in the world treats you like her dirty little secret, you’re reminded that beasts are meant to live in the dark.Tove used me to get back at her boyfriend, breaking something inside that left a scar far deeper and uglier than the one marring my face.Three years later Tove arrives at my hospital … and uglier than the one marring my face.
Three years later Tove arrives at my hospital broken and without her memories.
So, what am I meant to do? Try to forget how much I love her or exact my revenge?
BEAST is a twisted Beauty and the Beast retelling.
Beauty is more than skin deep.
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I am truly sorry that I could not love this book because the male lead would have been so worth it – he is an innocent victim in this emotional mess.
Have you ever read a book where you had the feeling that even though the leading characters might get their HEA – they would have been better off if they had never met?
Well – I found one just now … No matter how much I wanted – because let’s be honest everybody loves a good “beauty and the Beast” plot – I could not bring myself to even like the female lead one tiny bit.
Instead, I resented her more with every chapter I read and there was nothing there that could redeem her in my eyes. She was as shallow as any female queen bee antagonist in other books usually is.
No – stop – she was even worse – and probably according to my own rules I should rate this book with 5 stars because it made me feel – ANGER – but that was not the plan when I came up with those rules…
A few slow parts but overall a good book. Didn’t expect the ending at all! I recommend this book to anyone that likes romance with a twist
I couldn’t get past my dislike for the heroine so I didn’t get passed 35%. The real Beast in my opinion is Tove, the heroine. The beauty in Adrian is overshadowed by his scarred exterior. I have never disliked a heroine as much as this one.
Beast is inspired by Beauty and the Beast in a modern setting that spans years. While the magic is absent the real life situations have us following our mains Adrian and Tove from childhood and into adulthood and the tragedies that plague them. Adrian is more the wounded hero and Tove the vain love interest who has to learn to stand up for herself and be her own person. It was an interesting read but the characters were irksome at times.
4.5 Stars for a story that is both haunting and sweet. I went into reading this with caution–I am not big into retellings because let’s be honest, nothing can live up to childhood memories of a singing teapot!–but I was pleasantly surprised! Or more like tearfully, LOL, as this story wrenched at my heartstrings.
This is less a retelling of Beauty and the Beast and more a story about a man who sees himself as a beast after an accident and must overcome that. We see his growth throughout his life as he loves and loses a beautiful but ultimately shallow girl then comes across that girl again as an adult as she faces the same trials he did. It’s dark yet sweet, and a wonderful read for those days when you want something that is both romantic and heart jerking.
As soon as I saw the cover and knew this was a retelling of Beauty and the Beast I had to read it. Scarred men are my weakness.
I absolutely adored Adrian as a young child and as an adult. My heart broke for him his pain was raw, I felt his anguish and suffering. I couldn’t help but admire his resilience.
His love for Tove felt pure and genuine, even when he hated her.
I really wanted to like Tove but I just couldn’t especially at the beginning, I felt she was to easily manipulated and I wanted to shake her.
I kinda hated her even when I felt bad for her situation. I just didn’t feel like she deserved Adrian. She did grow on me slightly towards the end of the story and redeem herself somewhat.
I enjoyed the story overall and I loved the ending, it was sweet and romantic. It took them a long time to get there so maybe it was meant to be, and the best things do come to those who wait.
J.A. Wynters has a realistic retelling of Beauty and the Beast. It’s about as real as it can get in my opinion. It’s a story about two characters Tove and Adrian who both are beautiful messy. One is messed up on the outside and one in the inside. They both have to wade through the waters in their insecurities, peer pressure, and situations that life has dealt them. I really loved this story because both characters had their faults. It’s was fast read, it was not a bed of roses, but so worth every word. If you love retellings of fairytales with a realistic spin and looking for a true love story to read on Valentines Day I highly recommend this one for you.
Holy hunk. Can I take a bit of Adrian to go? Obviously, the cover and blurb drew me in because I’m a major Beauty & the Beast freak. Adrian didn’t disappoint. He’s a flawed hero with a heart of gold, and he’s the shining star of the book. There are also some side characters that tickled my fancy.
I love J.A’s writing style and adore her descriptors. I could wrap myself up in her words and use them as a blanket without issue.
My biggest issue came with the heroine, Tove. She, too, is flawed, though I found her flaws to be far uglier than any literal blemish. We spend a good portion of the book seeing these, and by the end, I felt little to no redemption. She is the true beast in the story, and I rooted for anyone but her, which is a strange place to be in when reading a romance. I feel like Adrian was blinded by her beauty and ignored a serious lack of character and heart.
Broken, That is all I can put into words without giving away everything I want to say about this book!! JA Wynters did it again with her Amazing ability to write an amazing story, I was torn and pulled from the beginning, my feelings were ripped away in every sense as she always does!!! A great read, with some mental mind wonders and torn up hearts in between!!! I loved it!
Beast by J.A. Wynters is a powerfully dark story of longing, betrayal, and love. Wynters hit it out of the park with this one. An intense story of pain and betrayal, Wynters gives her characters so many layers that make them touchable and realistic. Adrian is the young teenage boy who is permanently scarred in an accident. Tove Savage is the girl next door who he is in love with. I think Wynters does a fabulous job of depicting the difficult teenage years, especially for someone who is different like Adrian. His relationship with Tove is complicated and ruled by the opinion of others. “Like a beast. How could I have got it so wrong? So twisted? How did I never see that she was always the monster?” There are a few twists and turns that I didn’t expect. There are also a number of very steamy sex scenes. Overall, a great book and though intense it does have a feel-good ending. I was given a copy of this book.
Beast by J A Wynters
I don’t care for fairytale retells but I have to admit I really enjoyed this one. You could almost say that this is a book about Karma and in a way it is and isn’t. The old saying “ love will find a way “ applies here. Long time friends growing up through heartache and sad times become estranged over some pretty bad/sad circumstances. They argue, she calls him a beast ! He loves her, she loves him, he leaves for 5 years and returns raring for revenge.
She has an accident , will she recover ? Will he still love her ? Is she strong enough to deal with what life has felt her? We will see if the beast can save the beauty after beauty saved the beast.
The story of Adrian and Tove, you want be able to put it down. ….pat….