Beasts and Beauty is what happens when fairy tales take on a modern and fun twist - and they aren't all about the damsel in distress.

Soman Chainani takes the fairy tales and makes them new for a new age - with LGBTQ+ and friendship taking the lead and beautiful prose taking a wonderful backseat.

I didn't realize these were specifically for children or middle grades until I started writing this review.

These are well written for adults as well.