I went into this book with really high expectations because of the hype surrounding it but, I was sorely disappointed. This is a very loose retelling of Beauty and the Beast that falls so far short of the mark it's nearly unrecognizable. I am very disappointed because I wanted to continue with the next book but, I honestly don't think I will subject myself to this world anymore.
I think where it began to fall apart for me was the world building. It's not very well fleshed out in so many ways. There is a magic system that isn't fully explained so it can be confusing. There are political movements being made that are just glossed over so the reader never really understands what is happening or why. The writing style assumes that the reader knows and understands the world without any of it being explained. It's almost as if we are to just accept what is happening with no reasoning behind it.
Then there are the conversations between our main characters Nyx, Ignifex, and Shade. I can only describe it as if you were overhearing parts of a conversation already in progress and not understanding what you are hearing. So much of this book needed to be more descriptive. It also moved at a very slow pace in the beginning and took way too long for the story to pick up and hold my interest. At that point I was not only bored and confused but also frustrated because I wanted to like it. I loved the premise and it had so much potential to be a really intriguing take on the Beauty and the Beast story but, it was not well executed.
Overall, I would suggest saving yourself valuable reading time and picking up something else.
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