This book did NOT start off strong. It was a copy paste of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and I mean literal exact word for word phrases (um, copyright?). 

However, I persevered. It takes A LOT for me to DNF, particularly short books like this one and it did get better.

Is this book groundbreaking and a literary masterpiece? Absolutely not. However, the author’s writing has potential and so does the series overall. Once it took a step away from the B&B storyline and started to branch into its own (Below Prince, Thorns obeying her etc), the book picked up for me. 

Look, I’d never say this is a phenomenal bit of writing. But if you can get past the first third, it does become enjoyable enough to read and I sped through it in a few hours. 

I know there are rumours of a certain book box subscription doing this soon, which is why I chose to read now. It has massive potential to be stunning. The content and the setting allows for some beautiful artwork and I’m hoping it is done well.