4.0 AVERAGE

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

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Is it possible to resist a retelling of Beauty and the Beast? I think not.
adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging emotional funny tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Loved this. Hadn't heard of it, saw it on a random tiktok video and decided to try it, so glad I did. I will definitely be reading the second one. 
I loved the tie ins and nods to the classic story. I also loved that the FMC wasn't the typical "strong" heroine Im used to reading about in romantasy the books, the "I'm not like other girls, everyone underestimates me" deal. She came across very down to earth and relatable 

I was so excited to read this book! I started following the author before it was released due to the hype around it and the story blurb. I'm sorry to say that it didn't live up to my expectations. 
The book was fine. I appreciated the older fmc but didn't feel like the characters were developed enough.