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Revenge of the Beast

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Ebenezer is 511 years old and for the first time in about 5 centuries he’s without the Beast. But he does have Bethany, the formerly beastly orphan he’s taken under his wing. And Claudette the parrot. Bethany decides they need to start doing good (they’re unsure what that entails), but a decent start would be getting rid of all the things the Beast has vomited up for Ebenezer over the years. However, something weird is going on and Claudette is acting strange on top of that. Can they figure it out before it all goes to heck in a handbasket?

This is a wonderfully horrible tale that anyone, both young and old, would love. There’s so much going on! Ebenezer and Bethany, well, mostly Bethany, have decided they need to do good instead of bad, but aren’t quite sure what that means. So, they ask around. One thing Bethany is determined to do is get rid of the things the Beast has vomited up for Ebenezer over the years. All those creatures and things Ebenezer fed to the Beast just so he could get all the items currently crammed into his house, it’s just not right. So Bethany sells them. Except, something weird is going on. Then there’s Claudette. What’s up with her? Ebenezer and Bethany are so wrapped up in their own issues they can’t see what’s happening to their parrot friend right in front of their eyes. Is it true, about not being able to teach an old dog new tricks? I hope for their sake it isn’t!

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The first page had me chuckling already, and it only gets better and better! I love that we find out so much about Ebeneezer’s past, and how he met the beast. There is so much depth to Ebeneezer’s childhood story which I absolutely loved, and we finally understand why he is the way he is – scared of ageing and without many (or any) friends (other than Bethany). I loved the transformation he has gone through since the first book. There could be the most amazing story in the world in a book, but if the characters aren’t deep and multi-faceted and to root for I probably won’t like it very much. There was no such worry here.

Bethany still is an amazing character. I loved the way she wants to become a better person, and while she offers volunteering work in several places she still tells people to ‘Bog off!’ (amongst other, a little less than kind things). The fact that Bethany wants to change while still staying true to herself was hilarious and special – I really like her!

While I’m still so sad that Patrick is gone (he was one of my favourite characters in book 1), I love how his cousin Claudette took his place. She is a great singer (that talent seems to run in the family) and otherwise very lovely, supportive, and kind. And what then happened to her… Well, let me just say I got VERY scared for her wellbeing… and even her LIFE!!!

While I guessed some of the things would turn out the way they did, Jack managed to add twists and turns to the book no one could see coming. I loved to see the tables turned in this story (in so many ways!) and couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. At the same time, I wanted it to last for ever!

On top of Jack’s incredible writing skills, I have to give a shoutout to the amazingly talented illustrator Isabelle Follath, who once again brought Ebenezeer, Bethany, Claudette & co to life.

If you have read the first instalment of The Beast and the Bethany, you HAVE to read this one too – it is absolutely mandatory! If you haven’t read any book by Jack yet, what are you waiting for? The beast would never forgive you if you skipped this series (and that might very well end deadly!!!) – and I might not either! It’s just too good to pass.

I recommend Revenge of the Beast to EVERYONE. Seriously, you can only win picking this book up! 5 (million) stars from me, and I cannot wait to find out what other shenanigans Bethany will be up to in the future.

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Jack Meggit-Phillips is an absolute genius! Revenge of the Beast is by far one of the most superior books I’ve ever read. Sequels are almost never as good as the original, but Revenge of the Beast was every bit as entertaining as the original Beast and the Bethany.

When The Beast and the Bethany ended, I couldn’t wait to see how the Beast would return. Needless to say, I wasn’t disappointed. I did feel bad for the poor bird though.

Learning about Ebenezer’s childhood brought out even more depth to the story. I adored the original story but learning more about how the Beast duped Ebenezer put him in a better light.

Bethany got the short end of the stick though. She tried so hard to do good and got thwarted at every attempt. That Beast is a real jerk!

I’m thrilled to award The Beast and the Bethany: Revenge of the Beast a full 5 out of 5 stars. I recommend this to all children and especially to adults who love a good read full of sarcasm and fun.

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Thank you to the publisher and author and NetGalley for a copy of this book to review. I was also part of the blog tour for its release!

Jack Meggitt-Phillips creates brilliant and hilarious characters. I loved this sequel so much-I was laughing but also super involved and worried about how it would end.

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The Beast and the Bethany was one of my very favourite reads of 2020, I didn’t think it was possible to love the sequel even more. I mean, how could the Beast get any worse?? I was definitely wrong on both accounts, because I love this one even more than the first, and the Beast definitely upped his game and is even more beastly. I could not get enough of it! I was curious to see where the story would go after Claudette ate the Beast, I was was far from disappointed, I loved the angle Jack went with. I just want to snuggle up under a blanket and re-read both, my TBR is currently giving me death glares at the thought.

First up, Eberbezer. Revenge of the Beast starts off during Ebernezer’s childhood leading up to when he first meets the Beast. I can see how he was lured in by the beast, he was lonely and just wanted a friend. His character arc is probably my favourite part of both books, along with the heavy dose of humour that had me snort laughing on many occasions! Watching him go from feeding the Beast animals and finding a child for him to eat, to building a friendship with Bethany and changing his ways brought me so much joy. Despite my love of the bad guys, I’m a sucker for a good redemption arc.

Now for Bethany. Bethany is my favourite! She’s grown so much since she was in the orphanage. She really wants to be a better person and make amends and tries really hard. She brings out the good in Ebernezer, and vice versa. I just really love their friendship, and her endearing insults she throws his way.

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3.5 stars.

Revenge of the Beast takes up shortly after the events of The Beast and the Bethany and follows Ebenezer and Bethany has they struggle with figuring out what it means to be Good. Not only that, but also have to deal with the fact that their friend Claudette has begun acting strange and a new bully has shown up to take Bethany’s old role at the Orphanage.

The plot of this book was very solid, and as usual, Jack Meggitt-Phillips provided plenty of laughs along the way. As I was reading, I could definitely picture a younger version of me reading this book and thoroughly enjoying it. I was a huge fan of A Series of Unfortunate Events when I was in middle school, and this book definitely gives off those same vibes. The ending leaves off with a bit of a cliffhanger, so you can bet that basically everyone on this tour is excited to read the next installment!

On that note, however, I do want to provide a bit of a warning in regards to the material (much like I would for A Series of Unfortunate Events), particularly when it comes to the character of Gloria. Gloria is the new bully at the orphanage and her entire storyline is pretty darn tragic. Not only does she physically and emotionally bully the kids (and adults!) to an alarming rate, but she also has absolutely horrible parents. In fact, her backstory is that her parents abandoned her at the orphanage because they just didn’t like her. Her parents are even featured multiple times in the book, continuously reiterating their hatred for their daughter to the public. As an adult, this storyline was particularly troubling to read, but I could only imagine how damaging this might be for a kid who has parental abandonment/neglect issues. I would probably recommend giving this book a bit of a skim before giving it to a child, just to be safe.

All in all, Revenge of the Beast was another fun read from Meggitt-Phillips and a great addition to The Beast and the Bethany franchise.

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I am so glad to be a part of this tour again! I really loved this book maybe even more than the first!

Getting to know more about Ebenezer’s past was something I really loved about this story. It made sense why he was holding onto the beast-ly items so hard. Change is hard and spending time with someone for so long leads to attachment, regardless of the person/thing. Showing us how Ebenezer and the Beast come together and how they lived together was enlightening.

In this book, Bethany is trying hard to turn things around and do good. It’s becoming a bit of a problem because everyone remembers all her pranks. She is determined and I was rooting for her! Claudette was such a great influence that it was easy to see how things turned out the way they did. Bethany is so bossy when it comes to Ebenezer and it was a little too much at times. He does need some pressure because he drags his feet for everything but she’s still the child!

We get some new characters in this book and some of them were hard to love *Gloria.* As we get deeper into the story, I just felt so bad for her. Her parents were something else and she just wants to be loved. Don’t we all?

Not only is this book full of heart it is quite humorous! There are many times that I was laughing out loud. The illustrations are amazing and another aspect of the book that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Overall, I really enjoyed this story and I hope there is more in the future! I would highly recommend these if you are looking for wholesome middle-grade books. These are books that I will be sharing with my son when he is of age. Hopefully, the beast doesn’t try to eat him! 😀

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I'm pretty sure I like Revenge of the Beast more than I did the first book! Jack has a way with words that keeps you interested. His storytelling is hilarious and I have absolutely loved both books! I can't wait to read more by Jack!

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Thank you to The Write Reads for organizing and inviting me to participate in this blog tour. Thank you to Farshore Books for providing me with a copy of this book through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

The Beast and the Bethany was one of my favourite reads of 2020, and I was so excited to get my hands on Revenge of the Beast to find out what beastly things the Beast cooked up in this book and to catch up with Bethany and Ebenezer Tweezer. I am happy to say that Revenge of the Beast has the same Lemony Snicket meets Roald Dahl charm as The Beast and the Bethany, and I thought it was absolutely fantastic.

Revenge of the Beast takes place a few weeks after The Beast and the Bethany. Bethany and Claudette are determined to help Ebenezer de-beast their lives by getting rid of all of the presents the Beast vomited up for him over the past five centuries. Bethany is also determined to change how the neighbourhood looks at her, and she is determined to Do Good, even if she’s not entirely sure how that works. But, of course, the Beast has other ideas and has some nefarious plans of his own.

My favourite thing about this book is how fun it was. I loved the flashbacks into Ebenezer’s past and his memories with the Beast. I also loved how fun some of the gifts that Ebenezer received from the Beast are; I specifically love the idea of a self-decorating Christmas tree. I also thought it was fun that the gifts had their own minds and started to act out against their new owners when Bethany gave them away to people in the neighbourhood.

Bethany is one of my favourite fictional characters, and I loved reading about her in this book. I loved how hard she tried to Do Good, and there were many moments where I wanted to give her a giant hug. I also loved Ebenezer in this book, and I enjoyed reading about them trying so hard to Do Good even though they had no idea what they were doing. I also loved how ghastly and terrible the Beast was in this book, and I cannot wait to see what it gets up to in the third book.

I loved all of the twists and turns in this book. I loved not knowing what the Beast was going to try to do next and being on the edge of my seat, wondering if Bethany and Ebenezer would figure things out before it was too late.

Overall, I thought this book was fantastic. It was fun, creepy, and full of twists and turns. The characters are fantastic, the Beast is ghastly and terrifying, and I cannot recommend this series enough.

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First of all, I was somewhat surprised at their being a second book, to start creating a series and then I got excited for Middlegrade readers because the first was so good (so great in fact that it is tipped to be made into a film by a major film company).

This sequel reunites readers with Ebenezer and Bethany and it doesn't disappoint at all and is rich in story and has lots of humour, especially the sarcastic wit that readers got to know in the first book.

Ebenezer isn't your average person, in fact he is far, far from average and so far away from any average age. He is 511 years old. The book leads children on an entertaining story, full of humour and like Roald Dahl, it gives readers a whole gambit of emotions and a terrific plot. Ebenezer wants to de-beast as it were and become a better person.

Bethany wants to become a "Do-Gooder", but she first has to work out what that actually means. This in-turn has humorous consequences as she grapples with this concept and her inner-self wanting to still cause havoc and be the prankster.

There is also a shirt that seems to become a character with a mind of its own and Claudette the Bird acting very strangely.

There are also a few new characters to enchant children as they find out more about Ebenezer and Bethany's lives, from what they have lived to their present. 

Expertly weaved through this are other themes about how people sometimes treat others and it will keep children engaged to see if Ebenezer and Bethany can really change and become better people, like they want to be.

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Revenge of the Beast is the second book in the hilarious middle-grade series from author Jack Meggitt-Phillips – The Beast and the Bethany. I reviewed book one in September 2020 and found it enjoyable and very imaginative and couldn’t wait to read book two after the open ending.

In this second book, we are taken back to how Ebenezer came to meet the Beast and become its housemate, I suppose this is the right term as he certainly wasn’t the Beast’s owner. As well as continuing our journey with Ebenezer, Bethany, and Claudette the parrot who has eaten something that doesn’t agree with her!

The plot is as funny and bonkers as the first book. I loved the dual timeline and getting to know more about Ebenezer and his younger years, including the attention he craved from others and how the Beast facilitated his desires as well as used him for his own gain.

I also enjoyed how Bethany was trying to de-beast the house including everything it had ever vomited up for Ebenezer. She hasn’t lost any of her pig-headedness, stubbornness, or trickery but it is clear that she does care for Ebenezer.

The book is fast-paced, entertaining, and captivating from the beginning to the end. It made me laugh-out-loud on more than one occasion as well as feel a little sorry for Ebenezer, not something I thought I would feel after reading book one. Plus, a lot of concern for Claudette who is really struggling after what she did at the end of book one.

A delightful continuation that may actually be better than the first story. For middle-grade readers who love a spellbinding plot that they can giggle along to, this is the series to pick up.

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Delightfully wicked, The Beast and the Bethany: Revenge of the Beast had me roaring with laughter (as opposed to the Beast, who was possibly simply roaring for the fun of it), and happily devouring every word.

My favorite duo of not-quite-good-guys is back in this sequel to The Beast and the Bethany, and everything seems to be hunky dory. Or is it? Okay, so neither Bethany nor Ebenezer have any idea how to be do-gooders, there’s a fancy shirt that seems to have a mind of its own, and Claudette the bird is acting oddly…but those are all normal everyday difficulties that people deal with all the time. Right?

The author is back in fine form with this fantastic book, continuing the hijinks that follow Bethany and Ebenezer, while at the same time sneaking in themes of friendship and making good choices (it’s done so slyly that I promise your children won’t notice, parents). At the same time, it is incredibly entertaining. I found myself laughing aloud at parts.

New characters are introduced, and the reader is treated to a more complete look at old ones. While our three main characters are all wonderful, Ebenezer continues to be my favorite. In Revenge of the Beast, a little more is shown about his past and how the Beast came to be involved in his life. Ebenezer struggles with his newfound less-selfish outlook and watching him grow and develop as he deals with change is a joy.

As with book one, Revenge of the Beast would best be enjoyed by older children (and adults!), although it would be a fun read-aloud for younger kids who like a slightly macabre twist to their books. Think Roald Dahl and you’ve got the general idea.

Plan to run away from the Beast, but toward your favorite bookstore to pick this book up! Better yet, go ahead and pre-order it: I guarantee you’ll love it.

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I had serious doubts that book two Revenge of the Beast would match my love of book one. I should have known Jack Meggitt-Phillips wouldn’t let me down. Revenge of the Beast lived up to all my expectations.

Bethany is determined to become a “Do-Gooder” if she only knew what that meant. She has a difficult time with the concept as her favorite things in life are pranking people, causing havoc, and shouting “Bog Off.”

511-year-old- Ebeneezer has serious issues with de-beasting and becoming a better person. He is going to miss all his beastly gifts.

In this tale, the beast is back to exact revenge on all who have wronged him. Along the way we are entertained with witty sarcasm, fantastic scenarios, and a fascinating world pulled from the author’s incredible mind. How absolutely gushing of me! I hope this doesn’t turn the beast’s attention on me!

The author weaves a few darker themes throughout the story. I was saddened knowing the way people can ill-treat their children, friends, and acquaintances. But I gained hope by the end of the tale that do-gooders can prevail. If you are reading this book with middle-graders, it provides many opportunities for conversation.

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the illustrations created by Sabelle Follath. They positively bring the story to life.

I can not wait to read the next book, The Mind of the Beast coming later in 2022.

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I was lucky enough to be a part of the blog tour for the first book, The Beast and the Bethany, so I was delighted to have the chance to read the sequel. Once again, Jack Meggitt-Phillips has written an excellent book, full of humour, friendship, and beastly antics! I loved reading more about Bethany and Ebeneezer, who were characters I loved from the first book. I really loved seeing how Bethany’s character changed from book 1 to book 2. Her character development has been phenomenal throughout these books already, and I can’t wait to see what comes next for her! Mr Clinke, one of the new characters introduced in this book, was excellent. I loved reading more about him throughout, and seeing how his story evolved. Claudette was a great character to read more about as well, and I especially enjoyed her performances!

Once again, the illustrations dotted throughout the book, were amazing! Isabelle Follath has drawn some incredible images, and I’m already excited to see what’s in store for book 3! I loved the way the story progressed in this book again, and it had a very satisfying, and intriguing, ending. It’s made me want to pick up book 3 immediately!

Overall I gave this book 4 stars. It was another brilliant middle-grade book which made me laugh out loud. I would highly recommend checking out this beastly series! I think it’s about time I pick up physical copies of these now as well!!

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Blog Tour – Revenge of the Beast
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Title: Revenge of the Beast

Author: Jack Meggitt-Phillips

Illustrated: Isabelle Follath

Series: The Beast and The Bethany #2

5 stars
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rating: 5 out of 5.
From Goodreads:

Once upon a very badly behaved time, 511-year-old Ebenezer kept a beast in his attic. He would feed the beast all manner of objects and creatures and in return the beast would vomit him up expensive presents. But then the Bethany arrived.

Now notorious prankster Bethany, along with her new feathery friend Claudette, is determined that she and Ebenezer are going to de-beast their lives and Do Good. But Bethany finds that being a former prankster makes it hard to get taken on for voluntary work. And Ebenezer secretly misses the beast’s vomity gifts. And neither of them are all that sure what “good people” do anyway.

Then there’s Claudette, who’s not been feeling herself recently. Has she eaten something that has disagreed with her?

You can find my Review of Book 1 HERE

My Thought
The Beast is back and he is more Beastly than ever.

For a second book in a series this one smashed it! No 2nd book lag here! This was such a fun read, filled with hidden depths. We get a little bit of everything. We get to explore a little bit of Ebenezer Tweezers past, his childhood and how he met the beast. We get to explore the complexity of the grief he feels of the beast not being in his life, which is subtly beautiful and speaks to the adult reader. We have Bethany trying to reform her ways and struggling to build trust, and a new bratty child on the block to terrorise the orphanage!

This is jam packed with booking reference for all ages with little nods to some classics, such as a macintosh wearing bear from Peru that likes to frequent attics. The writing is still as wonderful as the first book with moments both dark, and sad, surprising and joyous, fun and silly. It still has that wonderful whimsical world-building while still reflecting on our world. It has themes that span any age range and will make even the most confident of adults ponder!

The humour is also as spot on as it was in book one, making me laugh out loud on multiple occasions. The illustrations also perfectly complement the writing style. Oh, that ending! It definitely has me excited for book 3!

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Revenge of the Beast is the sequel to The Beast and the Bethany, a story about a 511-year-old man, an orphan and a beast. Which you should definitely go read, if you haven’t already. I was a bit worried that Revenge of the Beast might suffer from sequel syndrom but all those worries were for naught – This sequel is a hilarious and brilliant book.

Bethany and Ebeneezer have decided to turn a new leaf – they want to be good people and help others. First of all, Bethany decides, all the things that Ebeneezer got from the beast have to go. De-beasted, in a yard sale. Problem is, something weird is going on with the stuff they have sold and their bird-friend Claudette who had a big part in getting rid of the Beast in the first place, is not feeling well and acting rather strange as well…

It’s hard to say what my favourite bits were but if you would threaten me with being thrown to the Beast I think I’d actually say that I enjoyed the parts where we get to know the relationship between Ebeneezer and the Beast a bit better. The whole book is a funny and fast adventure, though. It’s full of twists and turns, hilarious scenes, but under all that fun stuff there are still some things that made me think.

Bethany and Ebeneezer might want – in Ebeneezer’s case, rather reluctantly – do good from now on but it’s easier said than done. Is it really possible for Ebeneezer to become selfless? Can Bethany really leave her prankster days behind her? What do they mean to each other? How will they approach other people now?

It was quite interesting to watch them figure out all those questions while also dealing with Beast shenanigans. I don’t want to give away too much.

All in all, I really enjoyed this book. I like it even a bit better than the first one and think that the small problems I had with the first book have been ironed out. I loved the ending because it makes you wish the next book in the series would already be there and since I quite liked the curious epilogue and the new setting Bethany and Ebeneezer found themself in the epilogue, I am really really looking forward to the next book.

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Revenge of the Beast brings more comic mayhem from Bethany, Ebenezer and the Beast.

The beast has gone and Bethany and Claudette have resolved to get rid of every beastly item in the house. But Ebenezer isn't that only one struggling to let go...

Bethany is also determined that she and Ebenezer are going to Do Good, but memories of her many pranks are still fresh in the town's mind, and there's the added complication that neither Bethany nor Ebenezer are actually sure what doing good involves. And it certainly doesn't help when the beastly things Bethany gives away seem desperate to return to their owner.

Book two is every bit as enjoyable as the first in this series. It gives readers an intriguing (and hilarious) insight into Ebenezer's past, and his early friendship with the Beast. Friendship remains an important theme throughout, along with trust and forgiveness - and this book has a lot of heart, even while making you laugh on every page!

As with book one, there are so many laugh out loud moments and quirks - who knew sweet making involved so much quantum mechanics?! It's filled with dark and silly humour perfect for its target audience (and great fun for adults reading along at bedtime too).

Thank you Farshore and The Write Reads for the opportunity to read and review book two!

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This is the second book in ‘The Beast and the Bethany’ series. My children and I haven’t read the first one, but we quickly caught up with the characters and the events.

Ebenezer Tweezer is 511 years old. He lives with Bethany, who used to be an orphan, and a parrot called Claudette. Ebenezer had a Beast in his attic, but that’s a thing of the past. He is now Beast-free, and Bethany is adamant that they should ‘de-Beast’, or declutter, their house.

The Beast used to vomit out gifts for Ebenezer, and over the course of his long life he accumulated many items. He is not that keen on getting rid of everything, but Bethany can be very persistent. Their ‘de-Beasting’ is a success, however, soon the locals start complaining about the things they purchased. It appears that the items have a mind of their own…

Furthermore, Bethany and Ebenezer want to be good citizens, and this means ‘do-gooding’ or in other ways – being kind to others. The duo have no idea how to approach it though…

Soon, the pair discover that something is not right with Claudette. One minute she is her happy self, and the next her eyes go black and she turns mean. What does it all mean? And where is the Beast in amidst all of this?

You’ll have to read this book to find out. My children really enjoyed it and described it as ‘funny, adventurous, exciting, and mysterious’. My daughter rated it 4.5/5, and my son 8.7/10 (he likes to be different!). My daughter’s favourite character was Bethany as she liked her dry sense of humour. My son and I loved Mr Clinke, he was hilarious.

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I have been looking forward to Revenge of The Beast since I finished The Beast and The Bethany, so obviously when Dave @ The Write Reads announced the tour, I jumped at the chance. Not only did this book live up to all of my expectations, but it actually surpassed them all.

The story starts by taking us back in time, to when Ebenezer first met the Beast, and how they became “friends”. We’re introduced to some horrible children who love to terrorise young Ebenezer, but now Ebenezer has a new friend who is ready to help him get revenge, and so begins a long and interesting friendship that would last for centuries.

We’re then transported forward in time to where The Beast and The Bethany left off, and back to those much loved characters Bethany, Ebenezer, and Claudette. Immediately they are back to their old fun and games, and their rather questionable sandwich filling choices. But Bethany and Ebenezer are really trying to be better people, and although I loved the prankster antics of Bethany in particular in book one, I really enjoyed her attempts at redemption. However, the three of them are completely unaware of what is to come, that the Beast is back and looking for revenge, and is more sneaky and monstrous than ever. He’s about to turn their nice new life completely upside down.

In the midst of Bethany and Ebenezer’s attempts to do good, we are introduced to Mr Clinke, resident of the local care home, who Ebenezer decides is his chance to redeem himself (even though he is beginning to miss the Beast, and isn’t actually very interested in “do-gooding”). There was one specific part where Mr Clinke could not hear what Ebenezer was saying, so Ebenezer repeated himself louder, to which Mr Clinke told him that “there was no need to shout”. This used to happen rather frequently when talking to my Nan, complete with hearing aids turned off because she “didn’t need them”, and I miss those conversations so much, so reading it really brought a smile to my face, and some sunshine in to my life.

Bethany is discovering that being a reformed prankster doesn’t really help your cause when you’re trying to do good. People don’t trust her, and always think the worst, and it’s beginning to bring her down. Unfortunately for Bethany, this is the perfect opportunity for the Beast to hatch a hideous plan, and to use Bethany to make it happen.

The book concludes in an explosive ending at Claudette’s extra special theatre debut, where the Beast can finally let his rage and disgustingness come out in full force, for the whole town to deal with. This was so much fun to read, and there was even a couple of exciting twists that weren’t expected! The ending also leaves the story open for another book in the series, so I have my fingers crossed for that.

I loved The Beast and The Bethany but the plot of Revenge of The Beast seemed so much more in depth, and a little more serious. Because of this, I actually enjoyed it even more. As you all know, my main genres are usually thriller, or horror, so you would assume that this wouldn’t really be my cup of tea, but honestly this series and this book especially are so refreshing. It feels good to have some silliness and some fun in my reading, but at the same time to be completely invested in the story. From start to finish, I loved this book!

I give Revenge of The Beast a 5 star rating!

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