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- Content warnings: Death of a parent, Grief, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Car accident / crash, Violence, Alcohol use
Bookish and the Beast
by Ashley Poston
Book 3 in Once Upon a Con
The library setup is pure fairy-tale nonsense in the fun way, and Rosie and Vance make the prickly-to-soft arc feel tender instead of too neat.
goodreads 3.74/5 21,016 ratings
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Length304 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice1/5 · Sweet / tender
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Love/hate tension
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Sweet / tender
- Feel-good
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- Secretly soft
- Grumpy sunshine
- Awkward but sweet
- Mysterious stranger
- Class difference
- Playful / funny
- Banter
- Tension / anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Ya contemporary
- Beauty and the beast
- Small town / village
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Fairytale retelling
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- Library
- Celebrity / rockstar romance
- Forced proximity
- High school romance
- Enemies to lovers
- First love
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Lighthearted
- Witty
- Moderate
- Bookworm/scholar
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- Heartwarming
- Warm
- Storyteller
- Romantic
- Soft/gentle
- Nostalgic
- Character-driven
- Hopeful
- Humorous
- Beauty and the Beast retelling
- Comfort read vibes
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Book details
- Length
- 304 pages
- Publisher
- Quirk Books
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book