Written by Jasmine Guillory, A sequel to If The Shoe Fits (which I should now go and read…), By the Book follows Izzy, an editor’s assistant at a publishing house, as she tries to get a famous recluse, Beau, to write his memoir through sheer encouragement. Did I mention that it is a non-fantasy Beauty and the Beast retelling?
Well, it is. And it does a great job of capturing the overall feeling of Beauty and the Beast without pushing into the fantasy realm at all.
This book was well written and is definitely a nice beach read with a fun, sweet romance. It gets a bit serious, but overall has a light feeling that I think could appeal to anyone who has been looking for a book that does a good job of being a sweet, cozy-style romance and takes an approach to look at how we should communicate to each other.
I will say, this isn’t a deep book, and some of the actions of the main character just made me very annoyed, such as staying at a stranger’s house just to prove them wrong. That just feels so… dangerous, to say the least.
I did receive a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
