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zorasorel's review
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
alyson7's review against another edition
5.0
Beastly told through Lindy's point of view.
Lindy has a crush on the popular Kyle Kingsbury, but he is snobbish and already has a girlfriend. One day, Kyle disappears from school. Some say he went to rehab, others say he moved away. Lindy decides to forget Kyle, but will always associate him with the smell of roses after he gave her a rose at a school dance.
Lindy's father is an addict who has gotten himself into trouble. He struck a deal to send Lindy to live with a deformed teenager named Adrian. Lindy is mad that her father sent her away, but she is starting to feel as if she belongs with Adrian. She just might be falling in love with him too despite his appearance.
One of the things I wanted so much when I was reading Beastly was to see things from Lindy's perspective. The entire book is told through Kyle/Adrian's perspective, so we don't really get to see Lindy slowly falling in love. Also, I wanted more cute romance moments between Lindy and Adrian. Not to advance the plot or anything, but just to see the two of them interact and share cute moments together.
Lindy's diary does just that. It fleshes out Lindy as a character. We get to know her background a bit more and her relationship with her father. And we get to see her having fun with Adrian. Those journal entries from Christmastime are absolutely adorable.
So, if you loved Beastly, you'll love this novella.
Lindy has a crush on the popular Kyle Kingsbury, but he is snobbish and already has a girlfriend. One day, Kyle disappears from school. Some say he went to rehab, others say he moved away. Lindy decides to forget Kyle, but will always associate him with the smell of roses after he gave her a rose at a school dance.
Lindy's father is an addict who has gotten himself into trouble. He struck a deal to send Lindy to live with a deformed teenager named Adrian. Lindy is mad that her father sent her away, but she is starting to feel as if she belongs with Adrian. She just might be falling in love with him too despite his appearance.
One of the things I wanted so much when I was reading Beastly was to see things from Lindy's perspective. The entire book is told through Kyle/Adrian's perspective, so we don't really get to see Lindy slowly falling in love. Also, I wanted more cute romance moments between Lindy and Adrian. Not to advance the plot or anything, but just to see the two of them interact and share cute moments together.
Lindy's diary does just that. It fleshes out Lindy as a character. We get to know her background a bit more and her relationship with her father. And we get to see her having fun with Adrian. Those journal entries from Christmastime are absolutely adorable.
So, if you loved Beastly, you'll love this novella.
unicorn's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
booklady83's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
toystory242's review against another edition
3.0
Um yes, I did check out the deluxe edition of Beastly from my library to read this. I'm great, how are you?
So I read this in like 2 hours, and it was cute. I like what it added to the story. And I mean, that's it. I've already expressed all of my thoughts and opinions on the actual book, but yes, I did like Lindy's voice. It was sweet. Yep.
So I read this in like 2 hours, and it was cute. I like what it added to the story. And I mean, that's it. I've already expressed all of my thoughts and opinions on the actual book, but yes, I did like Lindy's voice. It was sweet. Yep.
julaliciousbookparadise's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoyed reading this story through Lindy's diaries because we get to experiment it through another pair of eyes.
It's like the whole story is complete now that we get to see how both of them felt during that time.
It's like the whole story is complete now that we get to see how both of them felt during that time.
obsessedmuch's review against another edition
5.0
Lindy was such a likeable character, I just enjoyed reading this book. I read Beastly about year ago and after this I'm going to re-read it. I just order my copy on AwesomeBooks (if anyone wants, there is a lot great and cheap used books)
destinugrainy's review against another edition
3.0
Meski di Goodreads ditulis sebagai Kendra Chronicles 0.5, tapi sebaiknya baca dulu Beastly (Kendra Chronicles 1) sebelum membaca novella ini. Soalnya novella ini ditulis dalam bentuk buku harian dan ada banyak bagian yang "hilang" (jika dibandingkan dengan novel Beastly). Dalam novella ini kita bisa melihat kisah Beauty and The Beast versi modern dari sudut pandang Lindy, si tokoh wanita.
Lindy adalah seorang gadis miskin yang berhasil bersekolah di SMA Tuttle berkat beasiswa. Di sekolah itu ada seorang siswa tampan bermata biru bernama Kyle Kingsbury yang menjadi idola banyak gadis, termasuk Lindy. Tapi Lindy cukup tahu diri dia tidak mungkin berpasangan dengan Kyle. Apalagi ada Sloane, gadis pemandu sorak yang cantik itu. Pemuda tampan akan selalu berpasangan dengan gadis cantik, kan?
Maka tidak heran jika Kyle dan Sloane datang berpasangan di pesta akhir tahun ajaran. Lindy juga datang, tapi sebagai gadis penjaga tiket. Tampaknya ada masalah ketika mereka berdua datang ke pesta itu, Sloane tidak mau menggunakan korsase mawar yang dibawa Kyle. Tiba-tiba Kyle memberikan korsase itu padanya. Lindy sangat senang, dia menyimpan korsase itu di salah satu bukunya. Aroma mawar putih itu akan selalu mengingatkannya pada Kyle.
Keesokan harinya, Kyle tidak mucul di sekolah. Begitupun hari-hari sesudahnya. Ada banyak spekulasi mengenai Kyle. Hingga suatu hari, ayah Lindy pulang dan mengatakan bahwa Lindy harus tinggal di rumah temannya. Ayahnya bilang dia meminjam sejumlah uang pada temannya, dengan syarat Lindy harus tinggal di rumah mereka untuk menemani putra teman ayahya itu. Betapa terkejutnya Lindy ketika dia tahu ayahnya berbohong, dan dia harus tinggal di rumah seorang monster.
Masa-masa hidup bersama Adrian, si buruk rupa adalah masa-masa yang indah dialami oleh Lindy. Meskipun awalnya dia sempat takut pada Adrian. Lambat laun dia mulai mencintai Adrian, apalagi Adrian mempunyai rumah kaca dengan koleksi mawar yang lengkap. Sekarang Lindy akan selalu mengingat Adrian setiap kali dia mencium aroma mawar. Selain mawar, koleksi buku yang disediakan oleh Adrian untuknya sangat lengkap. Adrian bahkan menyediakan sebuah e-reader.
Okey, seperti halnya review Beastly, saya tidak akan menceritakan semua kisahnya. Lagipula garis besarnya tidak berbeda dengan kisah klasik Beauty and The Beast. Tapi ada satu perbedaan yang saya temukan di novella ini. Lindy tidak menceritakan perihal gaun hijau yang mereka temukan di loteng apartemen mereka, sementara bagi Adrian gaun hijau itu salah satu hal penting yang bisa mengingatkannya pada Lindy. Di novella ini, Lindy juga menceritakan bahwa Kendra, si penyihir, beberapa kali datang dalam mimpinya. Tetapi di buku Beastly, Lindy terkejut ketika melihat Kendra pertama kalinya di akhir cerita. :)
Well, bagaimanapun senang bisa mengetahui kisah ini dari sudut pandang Lindy. Tiga bintang untuk Lindy dan diary-nya.
Lindy adalah seorang gadis miskin yang berhasil bersekolah di SMA Tuttle berkat beasiswa. Di sekolah itu ada seorang siswa tampan bermata biru bernama Kyle Kingsbury yang menjadi idola banyak gadis, termasuk Lindy. Tapi Lindy cukup tahu diri dia tidak mungkin berpasangan dengan Kyle. Apalagi ada Sloane, gadis pemandu sorak yang cantik itu. Pemuda tampan akan selalu berpasangan dengan gadis cantik, kan?
Maka tidak heran jika Kyle dan Sloane datang berpasangan di pesta akhir tahun ajaran. Lindy juga datang, tapi sebagai gadis penjaga tiket. Tampaknya ada masalah ketika mereka berdua datang ke pesta itu, Sloane tidak mau menggunakan korsase mawar yang dibawa Kyle. Tiba-tiba Kyle memberikan korsase itu padanya. Lindy sangat senang, dia menyimpan korsase itu di salah satu bukunya. Aroma mawar putih itu akan selalu mengingatkannya pada Kyle.
Keesokan harinya, Kyle tidak mucul di sekolah. Begitupun hari-hari sesudahnya. Ada banyak spekulasi mengenai Kyle. Hingga suatu hari, ayah Lindy pulang dan mengatakan bahwa Lindy harus tinggal di rumah temannya. Ayahnya bilang dia meminjam sejumlah uang pada temannya, dengan syarat Lindy harus tinggal di rumah mereka untuk menemani putra teman ayahya itu. Betapa terkejutnya Lindy ketika dia tahu ayahnya berbohong, dan dia harus tinggal di rumah seorang monster.
Masa-masa hidup bersama Adrian, si buruk rupa adalah masa-masa yang indah dialami oleh Lindy. Meskipun awalnya dia sempat takut pada Adrian. Lambat laun dia mulai mencintai Adrian, apalagi Adrian mempunyai rumah kaca dengan koleksi mawar yang lengkap. Sekarang Lindy akan selalu mengingat Adrian setiap kali dia mencium aroma mawar. Selain mawar, koleksi buku yang disediakan oleh Adrian untuknya sangat lengkap. Adrian bahkan menyediakan sebuah e-reader.
Okey, seperti halnya review Beastly, saya tidak akan menceritakan semua kisahnya. Lagipula garis besarnya tidak berbeda dengan kisah klasik Beauty and The Beast. Tapi ada satu perbedaan yang saya temukan di novella ini. Lindy tidak menceritakan perihal gaun hijau yang mereka temukan di loteng apartemen mereka, sementara bagi Adrian gaun hijau itu salah satu hal penting yang bisa mengingatkannya pada Lindy. Di novella ini, Lindy juga menceritakan bahwa Kendra, si penyihir, beberapa kali datang dalam mimpinya. Tetapi di buku Beastly, Lindy terkejut ketika melihat Kendra pertama kalinya di akhir cerita. :)
Well, bagaimanapun senang bisa mengetahui kisah ini dari sudut pandang Lindy. Tiga bintang untuk Lindy dan diary-nya.
jljaina's review against another edition
3.0
This was okay. It starts a bit sooner than Beastly as we get a much better feel from Lindy's POV. Although I wish she hadn't been a silent Adrian fan from the beginning I do like how she gives him a chance. It makes more sense her worry about her father even though he doesn't deserve it. I hope she really has washed her hands of him for good at this point! If you thought her father was bad before, you have NO idea! This leads all the way to the end of Beastly.