Beastkeeper

Starting the Beauty and the Beast section of my YA Fairy Tale Literature class with a quick read. I'm torn on this one; I like the general premise, and especially dig the last section, but on the flip side, the last section is definitely the most rushed.

This one reads more like a middle-grade novel to me than YA, but that's not a criticism, more an observation. I do think both types of readers could enjoy it, and overall I appreciate the subversion of traditional tropes associated with the BatB story. A solid 3/5.

Just shy of perfection. It was unique, it was pretty original, and it was dark-exactly how I like my fairy tales to be. The Beastkeeper was extra special, I think the only thing it could have used was a tad more charm.

I enjoyed this book and read it in 2 days. I really liked the writing and the characters. It's sort of a twisted fairy-tale and is a little creepy. It's a children's book, but I'd have been very freaked out by it as a child. I can't say I'm satisfied with the ending, but then that's how fairy tales go...