****7 stars***
Dedication: “To my daughter Katherine, who is finally old enough to read one of my books”…and then thanks to many friends…and then “Special thanks to my daughter Meredith for listening to numerous versions of Beauty and the Beast, often without pictures.”
Hmm. Maybe my expectations were too high. (Then again, I’m not really the romantic type so maybe this just isn’t my genre.) I’ll bet it will be a popular Lone Star book this fall… sure wish it could have been written with fewer “bad” words...dang it.
Kyle Kingsbury is vain and shallow, and his life takes an unexpected twist after the victim of his cruelty turns out to be a witch…someone uniquely talented at crafting revenge. I enjoyed the modern-day setting and how Flinn intertwined old themes with new locales and technologies. (The online chats, moderated by a “Mr. Anderson,” were a nice twist, but I have a sneaking suspicion it was supposed to be “Andersen,” an inside joke for those who know how to spell the name of the greatest fairy tale spinner of all time!)
