Beastly by Alex Flinn is about a teenage boy named Kyle who is used to getting his way because of his good looks, his money, and his father's fame as a anchorman on the news in New York City. Kyle is spoiled and has become rather cruel towards others who feels are "beneath him" because they don't have money, the right clothes, the right haircut, the right connections, or good looks - but then again, he attends a snobby private school where most of the other students feel pretty much the same way. Kyle plans to attend the school prom with his shallow, but beautiful and "hot" girlfriend Sloane, but he also asks the new girl at the school Kendra to go with him so he can humiliate her by being there with Sloane instead. Oh, did I mention that Kendra is an overweight goth girl with green hair? A natural target for Kyle, in other words. Well, prom night happens and he shows up with Sloane, but his maid bought the wrong kind of corsage for him to give to Sloane - a white rose instead of the orchid she Sloane wanted. Since Sloan refuses to wear the flower, he performs a small spontaneous kindness and gives the flower to the ticket girl, who he sees as "plain," but he feels sorry for her. When Kyle gets home after the prom, Kendra is waiting for him in his room. Turns out she is actually a witch. She puts a curse on him that changes him into a beast to reflect how "ugly he is on the inside." He then has two years to find true love - someone he loves and who will love him back, despite his appearance - in order to become handsome again. I really likes the book. I thought it was an interesting take on the Beauty and the Beast story.

Books: 85/75 = 115.7%
Pages: 21,588/22,500 = 95.9%

Books for work: 58/50 = 118.0%

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