I just finished reading the deluxe edition of Beastly, which includes Lindy's Diary. Lindy is the heroine in the tale, so the second book is written in her POV. After reading the novel, I have to say I liked the book over the movie. I liked how Kyle/Adrian was really a beast in the book. With the movie having him bald and tattooed, it just didn't seem right to me. Maybe that's why I put off seeing it? In the book, I liked how he give Lindy a real Christmas and how he took her to a house up in the mountains rather than a summer lake house. In the movie, it seemed like they were at the lake house for about 5 seconds. That's what happens when they take a 300 page book and condense it into a feature length movie.
Speaking of movies, I finally got to see Chasing Mavericks, which came out on DVD on Tuesday. It was quite an emotional film; not all about surfing, but examining emotions. There's no stereotypical "surfer dudes" in this movie. It's actually based on a true story. I didn't think the trailers did it justice. I recommend it. Have Kleenex handy.
I'd love to sneak off to a writer's retreat for a week. I told my hubby there's too many distractions here. He suggested a writing room upstairs. Yeah right, they'd still be able to find me!
Veronica
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