The Misadventures of an Amateur Naturalist

Celeste Rossan is an aspiring amateur naturalist, but when her father goes bankrupt, her dreams seem ever farther away. Her only recourse is to try and track a mysterious beast in the woods. Firstly, the cover is beautiful. The writing is just as lovely. This is a sapphic retelling of Beauty and the......more

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for a complimentary ARC in exchange for a review. This did not affect my rating in any way. Celeste Rossan is a naturalist—at least, an amateur one, aspiring to be the real thing. However, that dream becomes out-of-reach when her father loses all of his money an......more

4 stars. The Misadventures of an Amateur Naturalist is a unique, queer retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Going into it, I was a little worried that it wasn't going to be very original, as Beauty and the Beast is perhaps the most commonly retold fairytale, but this book changed enough details from t......more

[Rating: somewhere between 4.5 and 5] Oh wow! This book is a wild ride and I’m so happy I got to go on this journey with Celeste. Yes, it’s a (somewhat loose) sapphic retelling of Beauty and the Beast, but it’s also so much more. For better or for worse, I was completely immersed in this book, and i......more

Thanks to the publisher for providing an eARC of The Misadventures of an Amateur Naturalist in exchange for an honest review. First off, I am so, so, down for lesbian Beauty and the Beast. If the straights get 50 new BatB retellings every year, we should at least get this one. Amateur Naturalist was......more