Ho-ly hell. It has been a long time since I've been so well played by a story.

This was exquisite and very clearly a labour of love- there is an incredible amount of beauty in the prose, and together with the story, made for wonderful reading experience. I have been reminded of how much I still need to learn.

(On a personal note, I was feeling quite in the dumps and reading this fully kicked me back into okay-zone. Thank you. It made me feel very squishy inside. (-: )

I'll be revisiting this, for sure. Thank you thank you thank you so much for writing it, and for sharing it- and all the best with publishing! I visited this part of FFN on a whim and was rewarded richly; I can only hope this finds more readers.

That was beautiful. Just plain..beautiful! No words can describe how dramatic it was and how soleful it made me feel. it was unique and different and you even made it have a different twist. I love you! And I love this story! If it does come out as a book, I am going to buy it and treasure it my entire life. This is just-hnggggg its just too big and epic to describe how I feel. I envy your ability to write such a wonderful story and how its able to tear you up, making it feel like you're in the story. Wonderful talent you have! Do not let it go to waste! Keep up the wonderful works.

The ending was quite unexpected; he stayed in his previous form without changing in a shower of sparkles and golden light like in the movie... Of course, then again, the entire story itself was quite unexpected. I love Brendan so much He's adorable, and not even all that girly as some authors are wont to write the..."bottom of the relationship as. And the Beast reminded me somewhat of Severus Snape, arcebic wit and all considered. I'm pretty sure there was some dramatic cloak twirling somewhere in here...or just a dramatic exit, but a cloak enhances that kind of thing. :D

I am incredibly happy about this ending. I love that Beast remained a beast; it makes it feel more real. One thing I never liked about the Disney version was that the prince changed back at the end. After all, they fell in love with the Beast, not the prince they used to be. I'm also glad you showed a glimpse of post-curse life - I hate being left wondering about what they do after the curses end. It may have taken ten and a half years to reach this point, but sometimes the best stories are worth waiting for. This one certainly was.

I look forward to seeing it in print.

In Which I am Quite Satisfied.

:D That ending worked for me. Those little changes made a difference in the build of the chapter, and i am now fairly happy i think. (though i disliked the format of your breaks, which were distracting in the ammount of space between paragraph to paragraph - oh well)

This story was just such a good one. I thoroughly enjoyed it from the moment i first started reading it some years ago, i think. Then there was that huge break. Then you guys came back. And now its done, and i can read over it as many times as i please and be happy.

I'll probably be bookmarking your blog and seeing how you go with all that publishing business. I'm interested in seeing how far you can take such a great story.

So in summary of everything i think about all this... Just, :D

wow! i can't believe it's actually over. what a wonderful story. thx so much :D

SCREAMING AHHHH! 3 you've finished oh... I can't... augh...! 3

*bows* I wish you well on your way to publication! XD This story certainly deserves it, after all.

I wish I could say something eloquent and delightful about how great this story is and how happy it made my days when I found an update in my inbox, but I'm not Brendan so I won't try. I will, however, inform you gladly that you have inspired me in part on my own version of fairy-tales. I decided on a monster, though. x.x I can only hope I shall live to finish it.

Thank you. It's been a great journey to take with you (even though I only found you halfway along XD)

It's... it's done. I don't even remember how many years I've been keeping up with this. What do I do with myself now? (Actually, I'm about to bookmark your blog :-D )

This whole story is excellent. Thank you.

I Love Your Story,

I have been reading it practically from the beginning ,

but I have one question what happened to the invisible?

Thank You You For Finishing It Most Authors Wander off

After this long. :D

I literally started crying when I got your email update - and didn't really finish until about four seconds ago.

I am SO PROUD of you for writing this masterpiece. I know I say it every time I review, but I can't get enough of this story. I will be adding your blog to my bookmarks and I WILL buy a physical copy, if you end up making one. You could probably even get this published - I mean, I own two books of fairy tales rewritten slashed.

Anywho, best of luck in all your endeavors and congratulations on writing my favorite fanfiction to date!

happy ending, gah, more tears were had. thank you for finishing this! it was an absolute joy to read! i loved it! :D

I'm very sad to see this end, but it was definitely a well-written and satisfying ending. Thank you.

I hope to be one of the owners of this as a book once it's published and I look forward to any other stories you come up with. (especially if they're altered fairy tales like this one) ;D

I love this story! A great new twist on an old classic. :)

just went back and reread the story from start to ch 24 :D