logo
Wrong email address or username
Wrong email address or username
Incorrect verification code

To Beguile a Beast - Community Reviews back

by Elizabeth Hoyt, Anne Flosnik
sort by language
A History Nut's Romantic State of Mind
Great writing, without a doubt. The lead characters are not my cup of tea. The Beauty and the Beast theme is alright. I am usually averse to a mother heroine. But the book still snatched 3 stars from me. That is no small feat. Only Elizabeth Hoyt can make me read a book featuring a mother heroine. A...
Rachel's books
Rachel's books rated it 10 years ago
Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite fairy tales and this book's take didn't disappoint. I really liked Helen and Alistair. I liked the incorporation of Abigail and Jaime into the plot and the relationship that Alistair develops with them. I thought Alistair's treatment of Helen when he finds ...
Cassandra Reads
Cassandra Reads rated it 11 years ago
I really liked the relationship between Alistair and Helen's children, since I was a little worried that he wouldn't like her children and that would have been a big problem. I'm not really sure why I was worried, really, but I was anyway. I got a little annoyed with Alistair after he found out th...
WhiskeyintheJar Romance
WhiskeyintheJar Romance rated it 11 years ago
Didn't know what to think and kind of bored with the book at the beginning but when Alastair brings a puppy home I loved just loved him. Abigail (Helen's daughter) I strangely liked. Usually I dislike kiddies in my books. Abigail added a different dimension to the story and was almost a more compl...
Duchess Loves Books
Duchess Loves Books rated it 12 years ago
The Beauty and the Beast theme always captivates me. I think the only one I like more is a Cinderella story. But there's so much to be said for a strong man who lives a tragic life until something beautiful comes along to make him live again. I think the metaphor is even more important than the u...
Duchess Loves Books
Duchess Loves Books rated it 12 years ago
The Beauty and the Beast theme always captivates me. I think the only one I like more is a Cinderella story. But there's so much to be said for a strong man who lives a tragic life until something beautiful comes along to make him live again. I think the metaphor is even more important than the u...
Effortlessly Reading
Effortlessly Reading rated it 13 years ago
My Rating: 3.0 To Beguile A Beast wasn't as good as I hoped it would be. It's probably because I had such high expectations of it since I love books about wounded men, but To Beguile A Beast didn't meet my standards. I love the idea of the beauty and the beast concept, but the theme didn't really st...
Effortlessly Reading
Effortlessly Reading rated it 13 years ago
My Rating: 3.0 To Beguile A Beast wasn't as good as I hoped it would be. It's probably because I had such high expectations of it since I love books about wounded men, but To Beguile A Beast didn't meet my standards. I love the idea of the beauty and the beast concept, but the theme didn't really st...
Danielle's Reading Adventures
Danielle's Reading Adventures rated it 13 years ago
To Beguile a Beast takes a tried and true romance theme and does it justice. In this case, the Beauty is the fugitive mistress of a powerful duke, who takes her children to start a new life, not as a kept woman, but as a legitimate housekeeper. The Beast is a naturalist who was tortured by Indians...
Bookish Shenanigans
Bookish Shenanigans rated it 13 years ago
4-4.5 stars. Great "Beauty and the Beast"-themed historical romance with interesting, flawed characters and a very clever resolution to the suspense element. Really, this story was very well done, and the sexytimes were smokin' hot. As always, I loved Elizabeth Hoyt's trademark fairy tale story that...
Need help?