Beastly by Alex Flinn

Beastly by Alex Flinn

With a new Beauty and the Beast movie hitting theaters in spring 2017, it's time to catch up on all things Beastly. Find out what it was like for the beast in Alex Flinn's contemporary retelling of the classic tale.

I am a beast.

A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright--a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster.

You think I'm talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It's no deformity, no disease. And I'll stay this way forever--ruined--unless I can break the spell.

Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I'll tell you. I'll tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and the perfect life. And then, I'll tell you how I became perfectly . . . beastly.

Alex Flinn is a big fan of fairy tales and the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Beastly, a retelling of Beauty and the Beast that was selected a VOYA Editor's Choice and an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Vanessa Hudgens stars in Beastly, a big motion picture. Alex also created A Kiss in Time, a modern version of Sleeping Beauty; Cloaked, a funny fairy-tale mash-up; Bewitching, a reinvention of fairy-tale staples, including Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, The Princess and the Pea, and The Little Mermaid, all told by Kendra, the witch from Beastly; Towering, a darkly romantic retelling of Rapunzel; and Mirrored, a fresh take Breathing Underwater, Breaking Point, Nothing to Lose, Fade to Black, and Diva are among her other YA novels. Her family and she live in Miami. Alex Flinn's website is www.alexflinn.com.