Review: The Beast of Beswick by Amalie Howard

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Nadene @ Totally Addicted to Reading in 2019 New Release Challenge, COYER Winter, Reviews / 13 Comments

Review: The Beast of Beswick by Amalie HowardTitle: The Beast of Beswick
Author(s): Amalie Howard
Series: Everleigh Sisters, #1
Published by Entangled: Amara on November 26, 2019
Pages: 380
Genre(s): Historical Romance
Source: Edelweiss
Format: ARC, eBook
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Beauty and the Beast meets Taming of the Shrew in this laugh-out-loud and heartfelt Regency romance.
Lord Nathaniel Harte, the disagreeable Duke of Beswick, spends his days smashing porcelain, antagonizing his servants, and snarling at anyone who gets too close. With a ruined face like his, it's hard to like much about the world. Especially smart-mouthed harpies—with lips better suited to kissing than speaking—who brave his castle with indecent proposals.
But Lady Astrid Everleigh will stop at nothing to see her younger sister safe from a notorious scoundrel, even if it means offering herself up on a silver platter to the forbidding Beast of Beswick himself. And by offer, she means what no highborn lady of sound and sensible mind would ever dream of—a tender of marriage with her as his bride.

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It’s been awhile since I read a historical romance, but after reading Kimberly over at Caffeinated Reviewer, review I knew I had to read The Beast of Beswick ASAP. I downloaded a copy from Edelweiss, and I am so glad I did. I enjoyed Astrid and Thane’s story. It had all the feels, and it swept me away and kept me reading through the wee hours.

Astrid and her sister are under the guardianship of their aunt and uncle until they got married. Astrid’s chances of getting married were ruined when the man who had been courting her ruined her reputation. Since then, her sole focus was on protecting her sister.  She was determined that her sister had the chance to marry well, but their uncle had other plans. He intends to marry Astrid’s sister to the same man who had ruined her reputation. Astrid is no fool, and she devised a strategy, which involves finding a husband to thwart her uncle’s plan. The perfect man for her plan was none other than the Duke of Beswick, Lord Nathaniel Harte.

Thane dubbed the Beast of Beswick because of scars he received while at war. The scars were so severe he rarely appears in public because of the stares, whispering and ridicule he faces. Physical scars wasn’t his only issue. His biggest issue were the scars that could not be seen. These scars led to him distancing himself from his peers and living in complete isolation.  He believes no woman would want to be with him much less to marry him. So imagine his surprise when Astrid approached him with what he considered a ridiculous proposal.

I found their initial meeting fun, which led to me wanting more of these two.  Their chemistry was undeniable. There may have been instant, but their love for each grew overtime. Thane fought his feelings, but with a strong, outspoken, independent and determined woman like Astrid he didn’t stand a chance of winning that battle.

The secondary characters played an important role in driving the story. Thane’s valet, butler and aunt had me laughing throughout most of the story. Thane’s aunt had no shame, and she made no apologies for her actions. His valet and butler proved to more than mere servants. They didn’t fear speaking their minds especially in the face of Thane’s ire.

The author weaved an emotional and steamy tale and I enjoyed her spin on the classic Beauty and the Beast.
Conclusion/Recommendation

I have no reservations recommending this book to fans of historical romance. I enjoyed Thane and Astrid’s story and I am looking forward to reading more from this author.

About Amalie Howard

AMALIE HOWARD is the author of several young adult novels critically acclaimed by Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, VOYA, and Booklist, including Waterfell, The Almost Girl, and Alpha Goddess, a Spring 2014 Kid’s INDIE NEXT title. Her debut novel, Bloodspell, was a #1 Amazon bestseller and a Seventeen Magazine Summer Read. The sequel, Bloodcraft, was a silver IPPY medalist and a Children’s Moonbeam award winner. She is also the co-author of the adult historical romance series, THE LORDS OF ESSEX, written with her good friend and fellow author, Angie Morgan. As an author of color and a proud supporter of diversity in fiction, her articles on multicultural fiction have appeared in The Portland Book Review and on the popular Diversity in YA blog. She currently resides in Colorado with her husband and three children

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13 responses to “Review: The Beast of Beswick by Amalie Howard”

  4. Katiria Rodriguez

    Amazing review now I really want to check this book out after reading your review. This book looks and sounds like my kind of book that I would really enjoy reading. I’m really glad you fully enjoyed reading this book. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome post.

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  5. RO

    It’s been a long, long time since I read a historical romance, but this one sounds wonderful, and I love the cover too! Happy Friyay!

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  7. Maggie

    I don’t think I’ve ever read a historical romance book – this certainly sounds intriguing. Glad you enjoyed it.

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  12. DJ Sakata

    I seldom read this genre as I get too torqued with how poorly women were treated in that day and age, glad you got lucky with this one

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  13. Debbie Haupt

    Yes I saw her review of this too Nadene and I have to admit that wounded warriors do pull on my heartstrings no matter the century. Great review thanks this is going on my recovery reading list 🙂

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