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Rating changed on 13/05/17

Honestly there's both a lot of positive and negatives for this book. Beast tells the story of an ever growing 15 year old guy called Dylan who ends up falling for a girl who happens to be Transgender. Essentially I knew it was going to be just a little like every other YA contemporary book I've read; and I was right. Both Dylan and Jamie were naïve to the point where I felt like they were going two steps forward a hundred steps back the entire novel. Dylan was forever looking for a sign that was never going to come hurting Jamie in the process. The sad thing is that I don't think issues for Transgender people were represented in the best way possible. That's not me saying they were highlighted in a bad light, because I'm not. I just think the author could have spent a few more weeks researching into those specific deadly issues.

And while this has mainly been filled were negatives I did enjoy the book. The writing was nice, easy to follow and told the story greatly. I loved how Dylan's mother was so open into learning about different genders and sexual identities because I know hands on how many LGBT people don't get that. I also appreciated both characters on their own, aside their naivety. I really related to Jamie and her want to just be accepted as a girl, not a girl with a penis. I also loved how Dylan had a strong personality among his insecurities.

Really this was just a nice stepping stone for people who'd like to learn a little more about Transgender people.

Rating changed on 13/05/17

3.5 Stars

I'm not saying this book was bad, but I'm also not saying it blew me away either. I've seen a lot of people who said Lilah got on their nerves but I loved Lilah, my problem was with Ky. His character irritated me entirely and his views on women piss me off so much. There's no way life in MC is like this, if it is then those women are delusional.

Literally fuck that shit!

I've been reading this book for at least 10 days now and while I really enjoyed the start to the story I do have to be honest and say it started to drag in the middle causing me to skim through it. The ending was cute but Max should have given up his job the moment he realised he loved Eden, not continue to date these women.

DNF'd at page 210.

I just couldn't do it. I was so bored with the plot and the characters had no chemistry with each other. Definitely the least interest Sea Breaze novel

I absolutely loved A Discovery of Witches but sadly I wasn't in love with this one, but only because it was set in a different time period and it took me a few hours to read the first chapter.

But, overall, the writing was amazing and it still had it's amazing twists that made me want more. And I still want more :D

“Some things you can never leave behind. They don't belong to the past. They belong to you.”

If you look at the books I've read then you will be able to tell that I don't like Science Fiction books. It's not because they aint any good, but because they don't fit well with me. However, The 5th Wave blew me away. I've never been so invested in one's world and characters as much as I was with these.

Yeah, it was a little confusing sometimes, but I like confusing because the truth is their world is brutal and nothing like our own. Oh, I totally ship Evan and Cassie. They were perfect together and bounced so well off each other.

“I had it all wrong," he says. "Before I found you, I thought the only way to hold on was to find something to live for. It isn't. To hold on, you have to find something you're willing to die for.”

I've had time to dwell on my feelings since skim-finishing this book and I'm not too sure why these books are even being written. I felt like I had already read this book, mainly because I find Abbi's books in both the Seabreeze and Rosemary Beach worlds the exact same. Same type of characters, same story lines, etc.

I also think Abbi needs to educate herself on how birth control works because honey.

Oh, Honeeey!

Not particularly the best of books, especially in the New Adult genre. I find the genre a little tedious now; hardly any new, fresh voices.