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Bookish and the Beast
Bookish and the Beast | Ashley Poston
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A tale as old as time is made new in Ashley Poston's fresh, geeky retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Rosie Thorne is feeling stuckon her college application essays, in her small town, and on that mysterious General Sond cosplayer she met at ExcelsiCon. Most of all, shes stuck in her grief over her mothers death. Her only solace was her late mothers 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 rememberwith 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 theres a library in the house. Too bad he doesnt read. When Rosie and Vances 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: hes a jerk, and she cant stand him. The feeling is mutual. But as Vance and Rosie begrudgingly get to know each other, their careful masks come offand they may just find that theres more risk in shutting each other out than in opening their hearts.
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AroundTheBookWorld
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Eggs
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Between pick and so-so. I loved Rosie‘s introversion and bookishness, and the bittersweetness that comes with losing her mom so recently. Poston has written many books and more than 2 series. I‘ve read 1 and 2-now on to 3.

#LitsyLove
#ReadAway2024
#SeriesLove2024

TheSpineView Fantastic! 6mo
Eggs @TheSpineView 🥰🧡🤗 6mo
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AroundTheBookWorld
Bookish and the Beast | Ashley Poston
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A tale as old as time is made new in Ashley Poston's fresh, geeky retelling of Beauty and the Beast. 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.
#BookishAndTheBeast #AshleyPoston #OnceUponACon #Romance #YoungAdult #Contemporary #Retellings #Fiction #Audiobook #LGBT #Retelling

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iread2much
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Mehso-so

I absolutely hated Rosie - just because she‘s a book lover doesn‘t mean she gets a pass to be self centered, self absorbed & completely uncaring about the consequences of her actions. I liked Vance, he grew into a more self aware, forgiving, and trusting person and quite frankly is too good for Rosie.
A bratty girl ruins a book in the library of a Hollywood bad boy and while she works off the debt, they supposedly act out P&P.
2/5 read for Vance

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AroundTheBookWorld
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Whenever you think your love life sucks, just remember that I fell in love with a boy whose name I didn‘t know.
Let‘s be clear: I didn‘t mean to fall in love. It just sort of happened, the way falling usually does.
#BookishAndTheBeast #AshleyPoston #OnceUponACon #firstline #openingline #book #books #bookperson #bookpeople #bookpassion #bookpicture #Romance #YoungAdult #Contemporary #Retellings #Fiction #Audiobook #ContemporaryRomance #LGBT 🩵🩵🩵

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Pigpen_Reads
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#autumnplease #orangestack

I found only 3 orangeish books on my shelves. It's small, but it counts 🎃😊

#Skeletoncrew @Emilymdxn
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs It certainly does-well done! 13mo
Emilymdxn The shades of these colours look gorgeous next to each other! I mainly read digital books so had to take my pic in a bookshop lol 13mo
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AroundTheBookWorld
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vlwelser
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I loved this author. This is a Beauty and the Beast retelling (betha didn't guess that). It's YA and the 3rd in the series, though you def do not need to read the others to enjoy. Blaming this book for being tired and cranky today, but I'm the problem. It's me.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
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vlwelser
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Someone got a little bit carried away when requesting library holds. 🤷

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Scochrane26
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Finally got around to finishing the Geekerella YA trilogy. Thought I would like this one the best because I love Belle & Beauty and the Beast. I did enjoy the MCs, enemies-to-lovers, & the Dad. Just felt the friends weren‘t as fleshed out in this one. An enjoyable & easy read though. 3.5/5 ⭐️ #serieslove2023

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TheLibrarian
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Cute take on Beauty and the Beast. Vance is a celebrity, who is known for being in the Starfield universe movies. To get away from the paparazzi, he heads to a small town to hide. Rosie is a huge book nerd who lost her mother, is obsessed with the Starfield universe, and ends up working at the house Vance is at.

Very cheesy (love Rosie‘s dad) and a quick read. Nice break from reality and mystery/thrillers.

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A tale as old as time is made new in Ashley Poston's fresh, geeky retelling of Beauty and the Beast. 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.
#BookishAndTheBeast #AshleyPoston #OnceUponACon #Romance #YoungAdult #Contemporary #Retellings #Fiction #Audiobook #LGBT #YARomance 💕

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tdrosebud
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Once again, we are taken look into the life of a Starfield loving, book loving girl. When Rosie accidentally ruins a book, she ends up paying it off by organizing the massive library. Supposed to be helping her is Vance, who just happens to play the villain in the Starfield movies. He's also the mystery guy from a convention a few months back. Will they get along and find love?? This is a Beauty and the Beast retelling and I enjoyed it.

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Pigpen_Reads
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#Swoonathon

I love my package! I already ate a rice krispie and it was delicious! And they are huge!! 🥰🥰😊😊 Thank you @Chrissyreadit
@MidnightBookGirl @kimmypete1

Chrissyreadit I‘m glad you liked it! 3y
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wanderinglynn
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I‘m too cynical, too middle-aged for teen rom-coms. Even though most HEAs are on the cheesy side, this one felt unrealistic because they‘re 17/18 years old. Also, there‘s a lot of filler in this book—scenes from the fictional Starfield books, which I think I would‘ve preferred to read.

#roaringwolf me first (because I do normally like romance)
+ self-care because I also reread one of my faves from last year, The Happy Ever After Playlist

Roary47 Yay! 3y
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Allylu
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Just finished Bookish and the Beast! It was cute. Loved Rosie. She‘s so spunky and real. Setting this fairytale in a contemporary place & time is refreshing. #10 (9 were audiobooks - I have to read more print books!) #BookSpin #4 #BFC22 #ReadMyRoom #FAIRYTALECHALLENGE #SERIES2022 (finished this one) #Buzzwordathon July #READYOURSHELFCHALLENGE June #Pantone2022ColourChallenge CoralRose #WintersRespite #TheRoyalReadathon Thomas O‘Malley

TheSpineView Awesome! 🤩📖 3y
wanderinglynn This does sound cute! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
Clwojick Great match! 💕 3y
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BookishBlonde12
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A tale as old as time 🌹 but with a geeky twist 🥰

#YA #Romance #Retellings #YARomance #Audiobook

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OriginalCyn620
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A very cute YA retelling of Beauty and the Beast! It was light and fun, and just a pleasure to read!

#bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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BehindthePages
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Mehso-so

Once Upon a Con does such a wonderful job portraying how fandom brings people together and helps them through life‘s hardest times. But there were some moments in this book that left me unsettled. Especially when one of the boys refused to take no for an answer from Rosie and continued to pester her throughout the book. #youngadult #LGBTQ

Full review https://www.behindthepages.org/post/bookish-and-the-beast-by-ashley-poston-book-...

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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ Installment three in the #OnceUponaCon series. I haven‘t read book 2 yet (oops), but I enjoyed Geekerella. Anyway, this is a YA Beauty and the Beast retelling set amidst the Starfield fandom. It‘s a fun enough story, though the characters are a tad one-dimensional. High cheese factor, but a decent palette cleanser nonetheless.

Q84 I love this cover its so cute! 3y
britt_brooke @Q84 Me, too - so adorable! 3y
Cinfhen Sweet idea for a series but doesn‘t hold my interest #SoManyBooksSoLittleTime 3y
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Jess_Franzino
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Such a cute Beauty & the Beast “retelling”, and such a creative take, too. I loved the parts that got a little meta, and even the inventive takes on “Gaston” and such. Vance is friggin‘ adorable.

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sarahgreatlove
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You know, I just really love these books. The first 2 were fabulous but this one, oh wow it was full of disney beauty and the beast references and canon novel cameos. As a huge fan of canon fiction, the idea of a library full of old trade paperbacks was just thrilling. So cute, so light, so fun. Just what I needed. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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ajmayorquin
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I finally got to the last book in the once upon a con series. I love how relatable the characters are and how they are tied to the excelsiCon. This book is obviously predictable, they all are but they are so sweet. This one takes a long time to get to the complication but I still loved it.

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Addison_Reads
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Mehso-so

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks #fairytalereadingchallenge @Charityann

I wasn't a big fan of this one. On paper it sounded like something I'd love, but I found myself uninterested in the characters.

I did like the geekiness of the sci-fi movies and books that were used as part of the backstory.

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 4y
Charityann 😊 4y
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Julsmarshall
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Pretty meh honestly. I would have bailed but I do love a Beauty and the beast retelling and I kept hoping it would improve. I did like the diverse characters and library setting but other than that it‘s a nah from me. #joyousjanuary

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oddandbookish
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I am such a huge fan of this series so I was excited to read this, especially since Beauty and the Beast is my favorite fairy tale. I ended up enjoying this a lot!

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2020/10/12/review-bookish-and-the-beast-once...

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Kar2b
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I love rom coms, and when you apply a fairytale twist and then set them into a convention/nerd fandom theme? Perfection!

It was so fun to read Vance and Rosie‘s story, although so far, Mo and Ethan‘s is my favorite. I‘m hoping there will be more installments in this series!

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CoffeeK8
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A sweet YA retelling of Beauty & the Beast 💕

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silentrequiem
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Mehso-so

I didn't jive with this book at all. Maybe it was that Geekerella was just so good it's hard to live up to. Maybe it was the fact that the convention was basically an afterthought. Maybe it's that modern Beauty and the Beast retellings are hard to do without making the Beast so awful you hate him. Maybe it's that I found this book utterly unforgettable.

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Miladygrimm
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Poston doesn‘t get nearly enough love. Her ability to take nerd culture and fairy tale themes and make fun, romantic, relatable characters enthralls me.

Chelleo this sounds fun.... 4y
Miladygrimm @Chelleo the whole series is great. Nerdy culture and sweet romance. Way more diversity than romance novels usually get. 4y
Chelleo I've added it to my ridiculously long TBR list 😁 4y
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The_Heeler_Booklife
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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Super cute and a fun read. This is my favorite out of the whole series. I loved every minute of it. #bookstagram #bibliophile #litsy #littens

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CoffeeK8
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So exciting! I won 2 #goodreadsgiveaways this week! So that‘s all my good luck for 2020 used up for the year.

wanderinglynn Congrats! 🎉 it‘s always exciting to win books. 4y
eanderson I won Deadly Little Secrets as well!!! 🤗 4y
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jackilynn
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jackilynn
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I absolutely adored the previous installments in this series so here is hoping this one doesn't disappoint *finger crossed*.

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ShyBookOwl
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I love a great dedication.

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ShyBookOwl
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He takes Amara roughly by the chin and whispers quietly, "I care about duty, princess."

#firstlinefridays
#2020books

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GypsyKat
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More #BookMail today! 🙌 I have the whole series and haven‘t read any of the books yet. But I‘m sure I‘ll like them. I like sweet, cute, modern fairytale retellings. Sometimes I‘m just a sucker for fluff. No shame! 💪💖

BethM Sounds fun! 4y
Deifio Who doesn't? Sometimes you just want a break and something fun. 😀 I mean no one apologizes for their TV habits...😘 4y
GypsyKat @BethM The covers are all so cute, too! 4y
GypsyKat @Deifio So True! ❤️ 4y
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Lovesbooks87
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I am a sucker for fairy tale retelling especially beauty and the beast ones. While I enjoyed this one I won‘t say that it was one of my favorite beauty and the beast retelling.

#bookspinbingo free space (space #21)

BookBelle84 Which beauty and the Beast retellings are your favourites? 4y
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ShyBookOwl
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THANK YOU. Why do so many ppl seem to put the apostrophe in the wrong place?! My biggest pet peeve is when specific decades are spelled as, for example, "the 90's."

'90s!! Yes!! This was so validating ?

MsMelissa Wow, I had no idea about this one! I‘ve taken several editing courses (I‘m not an editor, but do a lot of it in my job), and this has never come up. I‘m mentally filing this away for future reference. 4y
Ruthiella I did that for AGES before I knew it was wrong. 😱 4y
ShyBookOwl @Ruthiella @Book_Fiend_Melissa honestly, so many ppl do this that I was starting to think that I was living in the upside down world lol I'd even sometimes think I was missing some obscure grammar rule that only applies to decades lol I was like, "90's?? Why would the '90s be possessive?! Ahhh!" Lol that's why this was so validating 4y
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ShyBookOwl
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Kicking it with a new book and a sleepy kitty #catsoflitsy I've been waiting to start this one all day... work never felt longer 😂

Lreads 😻📚 4y
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ShyBookOwl
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My preorder is finally in 😍😍😍 this series has been so much fun so far. Looking forward to this 3rd installment.

vlwelser 😍😍😍 4y
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LibrarianRyan
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Another book 3. I have yet to read this series and I will probably love it. I love the covers.

Out Aug 4
#CoverLove #YAEdition

vlwelser I love this series. It's so freaking adorable. I highly recommend it. 4y
wicdiv I've really enjoyed this series so far so I hope you like it too once you get round to it. 4y
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danimgill
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Oof. I liked the rest of this series but this one was so far off the mark for me. None of the characters feel three dimensional and as a result the supposed chemistry between Vance and Rosie suffers. Having both their narrative POVs is not a substitution for actual character development and good dialogue on the page. Also, the prose is packed with even more geeky references than the first two which was distracting and sure to age this one fast.

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julesG
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The pop culture references blur the actual story. There is little to no back story. Who needs a back story when we've got a hot sexy villain, right? And the female MC has no sense of self-preservation. Also, the dog may destroy the rose bushes and whatnot, but a book (don't get me wrong, I treasure books) - a book - is the lever to get this Beauty and the Beast retelling rolling?

#NutsInMay
#DropEverythingAndRead
#BiblioMAYnia

@Andrew65

Andrew65 Well done on completing. 4y
maich Agree with you. But I don't know the sroty. I wanted to read it because it is retelling of my favourite fairytale amd I like the title. 4y
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ShyBookOwl
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Can't wait! 🤓📚❤