Another Disney story but with a more realistic storyline to it. By The Book by Jasmine Guillory was one of these stories that just blew me away. Every single bit of this book truly told the Beauty and the Beast tale and I enjoyed this rendition.
Isabelle is completely lost. When she first began her career in publishing right out of college, she did not expect to be 25, living at home, still an editorial assistant and the only Black employee at her publishing house. Overworked and underpaid, constantly torn between speaking up or stifling herself, Izzy thinks there must be more to this publishing life. So when she overhears her boss complaining about a beastly high-profile author who has failed to deliver his long-awaited manuscript, Isabelle sees an opportunity to finally get the promotion she deserves.
All she has to do is go to the author’s Santa Barbara mansion and give him a quick pep talk or three. How hard could it be?
But Izzy quickly finds out she is in over her head. Beau Towers is not some celebrity lightweight writing a tell-all memoir. He is jaded and withdrawn and—it turns out—just as lost as Izzy. But despite his standoffishness, Izzy needs Beau to deliver and with her encouragement, his story begins to spill onto the page. They soon discover they have more in common than either of them expected and as their deadline nears, Izzy and Beau begin to realize there may be something there that wasn't there before.
Just like the Beast, Beau was a character that I hated in the beginning but grew to love the more he opened up. He made his mistakes and was able to come back from them twofold. His relationship with Izzy was just a typical relationship if life. It had its ups and its down but he loved her no matter the situation. Also, the notebook that he wrote in everyday about how much he loved her, even from the first day was just the most romantic thing.
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