Bookish and the Beast

Ashley Poston never fails to amaze me. Her books are just fucking amazing. She keeps retelling classic fairy tales and kicking ass. Like, all of the small details that completely MAKE the book (even adding subtle-not-so-subtle hints at classic Disney tropes).

This time around, Ashley retold Beauty and the Beast in her latest book "Bookish and the Beast." And OH the angst is strong in this one. The witty back and forth fighting between Rosie and Vance? Like, yes. Perfect. 

["Rosie Thorne is feeling stuck—on her college application essays, in her small town, and on that mysterious General Sond cosplayer she met at ExcelsiCon. Most of all, she’s stuck in her grief over her mother’s death. Her only solace was her late mother’s library of rare Starfield novels, but even that disappeared when they sold it to pay off hospital bills.

On the other hand, Vance Reigns has been Hollywood royalty for as long as he can remember—with all the privilege and scrutiny that entails. When a tabloid scandal catches up to him, he's forced to hide out somewhere the paparazzi would never expect to find him: Small Town USA. At least there’s a library in the house. Too bad he doesn’t read.

When Rosie and Vance’s paths collide and a rare book is accidentally destroyed, Rosie finds herself working to repay the debt. And while most Starfield superfans would jump at the chance to work in close proximity to the Vance Reigns, Rosie has discovered something about Vance: he’s a jerk, and she can’t stand him. The feeling is mutual.

But as Vance and Rosie begrudgingly get to know each other, their careful masks come off—and they may just find that there’s more risk in shutting each other out than in opening their hearts."]

I read this in three hours. Read myself into a head ache. Came out of my book coma realizing that I was starving and had skipped dinner. Opps. :/ 

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