Beast Becomes Her, Crystal Seitz
Beast Becomes Her, Crystal Seitz
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Beast Becomes Her

Author: Crystal Seitz

Narrator: Daniel Henning, Jade Wheeler

Unabridged: 14 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/03/2026


Synopsis

Netflix’s Wednesday meets Norse mythology in this gorgeous dark contemporary fantasy following a teen berserkr sent to a secret magical academy where she must unmask the real killer behind the gruesome campus murders or risk becoming the next victim.

Edith has always been a good girl—she has to be, or her foster family might think she’s like her violent father. No matter how much anger simmers inside her, she keeps it buried, hidden…

Until the day she’s pushed a step too far, and that anger comes bursting out in the form of literal claws.

It’s then that Edith learns she’s a berserkr, a descendant of ancient Norse warriors with the ability to turn into animals. To avoid jail for attacking a student, Edith is shipped off to the mysterious Skallagrim Academy. The ancient school is supposedly a haven for people like her, a place where she can learn to control her powers and then push them down so deep that they’ll never come out again.

But someone—or something—is stalking the dark halls of Skallagrim.

On her second night, Edith stumbles upon a gruesome murder and is caught at the scene of the crime by Amund, who is tasked with hunting down wayward berserkir. Now, with Amund suspecting Edith as the killer, she’ll have to catch the real culprit to prove her innocence before she ends up in the hunter’s crosshairs—or becomes the killer’s next victim.

About Crystal Seitz

Crystal Seitz is a young adult contemporary fantasy writer. A Viking at heart, Crystal battles Crohn’s disease and raids libraries for all the books on Norse mythology she can find. She works in marketing and web design, but only because she can’t be a professional shield-maiden. She has a penchant for mythology, history, and all things creative. When she isn’t writing, Crystal can be found doing archery, drawing, or rewatching Game of Thrones.


Reviews

Goodreads review by naz on February 07, 2026

I seriously love a book that has a 'whodunit' plotline with a side of romance. This book had me entertained the entire time! Starting with the introduction of Edith, who is brought to a magical academy to learn how to control the Beast within her. Little did she know that as soon as she enters, the c......more

Goodreads review by AvidReader on March 04, 2026

Halfway through I knew, this is going to be one of those books that I’m going to recommend forever. To say I was addicted is understatement. I was obsessed with everything that was this book. That’s not a simple thing as I always stayed away from YA. There are a solid plot, murder mystery, suspense,......more

Goodreads review by Corinne’s Chapter Chatter on March 06, 2026

Young Adult fantasy, thriller, and romance all rolled into one? Yes, please! Even better, this one manages to balance those elements really well, making for a story that feels both engaging and satisfying from start to finish. I was initially drawn to this book because I play Dungeons & Dragons, and......more

Goodreads review by Meredith on March 02, 2026

ARC review 3.5/5 stars Thanks so much to Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing and NetGalley for the review copy. All opinions are honestly given. Edith has always kept herself apart, distant from her classmates and foster parents, ever since her father murdered her mother and killed himself. But wh......more

Goodreads review by East of Reality on March 13, 2026

This book had a really, really slick twist at the end as well as a fairly strong big “boom” of a moment. Unfortunately … after that, it feels like the author just wanted to wrap everything up and so all threads were tied together in a simple bow with a half-page scene to get it all over with, and b......more