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a book involving a mythical creature

Where do I start? The Girl Who Drank the Moon has plenty of mythical creatures, as well as endearing personalities for them. Glerk, the Swamp Monster, and Fyrian, the Perfectly Tiny Dragon, feature heavily, but their forest has many more fantastical beasts (some friendly, some decidedly not).

It's only right that this novel should be placed in this category as the characters (including the philosophical Glerk and the adorable Fyrian!) are truly the best part. They carry a very traditional story in a way that makes it seem brand new!

Sooo this is where by Meagan Spooner is going. It follows a few mythical creatures - including Beast(s). It's partially a Beauty & the Beast retelling and partially based out of Russian folklore.

This book was a little over-hyped for me, and I get it- Beauty & the Beast had just come to theatres and everyone wanted to see it and then read things like it after their withdrawals. It is a decent audiobook (there are 2 narrators and the female narrating sounds like a seagull swallowing rocks) with a nice story. Definitely one to recommend to your teens at the library.

Christina wrote: "It is a decent audiobook (there are 2 narrators and the female narrating sounds like a seagull swallowing rocks)..."

Oh my gosh I snorted when I read that! A narrator can really make or break an audio version so I'm glad you could power through this apparently less-than-apt casting selection.

I've also been psyched about this for a while because Megan Spooner worked with Amie Kaufman on These Broken Stars (which I adored!), but the premise and characters seemed just a little too recycled by this point, especially with the release of the Beauty and the Beast remake, as you said (with that, my teens are clamoring for YA fairy tales, and the hold list for Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book is the length of my arm).

I hope you enjoy your next read much more than this!

So, I read These Broken Stars with a former adult YA group (in grad school) and that book was my suggestion...none of us liked it! haha. I'm wondering if you will enjoy Hunted... that being said, it definitely feels a little over done. And i'm picky about SciFi, so there's that lol

I want to enjoy my next read too! (However Asking For It is not that book lol. Have you started that one for our other book group yet?

Christina wrote: "However Asking For It is not that book lol. Have you started that one for our other book group yet? "

I'm sorry you didn't like the Starbound trilogy! We seem to have a differing taste in some genres O.o

With Asking For It, I have not started it, nor do I plan to start it. I would really need to be in the mood to read a book on such a subject. So far this month is dedicated to GIANT/EPIC books (Strange the Dreamer & Now I Rise).

Giant Epic books LOL!

We do vary in some taste, but it's interesting to hear your thoughts too. I try to give non-biased opinions when recommending books for my teens.

Strange the Dreamer is my next audiobook pic.

Rick Riordan, classic!