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Anne Seymour wrote this review 4 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Another funny and wonderful book by Teresa Medeiros! ”
delia A wrote this review Monday, November 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It's just one of those stories that I keep coming back to.”
Jennifer C wrote this review Wednesday, October 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I read this book in High School and now my copy is pretty much battered and torn. Great book for those looking for a vacation read or a read for the beach. I really enjoyed this one!”
Christen M wrote this review Sunday, May 31 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I loved this book from the first time I read it, and it made me scour the internet to find more of Teresa's books. She has been my favorite author ever since, and I look forward to reading her books as soon as they are released.
Jude L wrote this review Tuesday, May 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I enjoyed the Beauty and the Beast angle, but this story stands on its own. Gwendolyn is not the typical romance heroine, and that was appreciated. Her humor and wit were great, and I loved the "beast".”
“In the sleepy village of Ballybliss, somewhere in the Highlands in Scotland, the people live in fear of the dragon that prowled the ruins of Castle Weyrcraig. Then one stormy night, the villagers have decided to sacrifice the only remaining virgin to appease the dragon's hunger.
Michelle wrote this review Saturday, February 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Her name is Gwendolyn Wilder, a smart, outspoken and insolent twenty-four-year-old. Unfortunately for her, she's the only innocent woman left in their village. Despite her furious refusal to be the sacrificial lamb, she finds herself bound to a stake in the castle courtyard. She never believed in dragons, but neither did she expect to fall in love with the so-called Dragon of Castle Weyrcraig.
Never having read any of Teresa Medeiros' novels, I am so glad I started off with this book. I admit that it was the title that caught my attention, not to mention the back cover. I loved the idea of the whole fairy tale background. Gwendolyn is quite an enchanting heroine. She's intelligent, levelheaded and witty, with a dose of sarcasm. The hero proves to be charming despite hiding beneath the dragon's gruff exterior. I enjoyed the verbal sparring between the two, and humors abound in this novel. Comments by the hero like "It's just as I've always said. This chamber surely has the most exquisite view in all the castle", made after he catches Gwendolyn trying to escape through the window with her feet flailing in midair and her bottom sticking upward provide much entertainment.
I do agree with the reviewer who commented on the setting. It would have been more believable if the setting were centuries earlier than the 1700,s however, this was such a nicely-written and delightful novel that I really couldn't care less about this aspect.
THE BRIDE AND THE BEAST is a wonderful introduction to Teresa Medeiros' world. I look forward to reading her other novels. ”
“Since I was a child, I'm really a Beauty and the Beast fan . I like it more then Snow White and Cinderella since the two characters in this story get to know one another before falling in love with each other. Which is realistic than falling in love after waking from a kiss. After seeing Teresa Medeiros' The Bride and the Beast, I wondered if somehow, this book is the same as the fairy tale movie that I loved. So I started reading and was not disappointed. This book, which is somewhat similar to Walt Disney's Beauty and the Beast, has also its own story and twists which I think that Beauty and the Beast fans like me will love. ”
jary wrote this review Sunday, February 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I didn’t make notes on this other than I didn’t care for it and couldn’t finish it. But reviewing the book's synopsis, I also recall a great sense of frustration. Spring, 2006.”
Lea AAR wrote this review Tuesday, June 24 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“it is by bantam books, and it is a hell of book!! i loved it, it kept me on the edge all the time tell the end, and I loved the back review of the book it is like a massage to the readers not from the author but from the hero and the beast, The Dragon of Weyrcaig!
Dana A wrote this review Tuesday, June 17 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I'd been prowling the crumbling ruins of Castle Weyrcraig for sooo long that I could no longer remember if I was a MAN or BEAST. then one stormy night the supertitious Highlanders of Ballybliss decided to leave a helpless VIRGIN bound to a stake in the castle courtyard to satisfy my insatiable appetites.
my demands might strike terror in the hearts of men, but this bold beauty dared to defy me. after she informed me that she didn't believe in dragons, i had no choice but to make her my PRISONER or risk being exposed to those i had sought to deceive with my dangerous masquerade.
soon i found myself stealing into the moonlit tower just to watch her sleep. little does she know that beneth this beast's gruff exterior beats the passionate heart of a man. Gwendolyn Wilder may not believe in dragons, but i intend to use all my sensual wiles to teach her to believe in something even more magical... TRUE LOVE...”
“Loosely based on "Beauty and the Beast", this was an excellent book. I very much enjoyed it!!”
♥ Roberta & co. wrote this review Tuesday, May 6 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
