The moment that I find out about any fairy tale retelling I make it number one of my reading list, but more so with retellings of Beauty and the Beast my favorite one of all time. However, most of the time I do not like most of them, most of all Beastly, but Cruel Beauty is now my favorite retelling so far and that is saying something.
The Good:
Nyx is one kick ass heroine because she is smart and has flaws instead of being perfect. I knew that I liked her the moment she punched her husband in the face.
The writing style is one I really enjoyed and I had a hard time putting it down, plus I will be reading any other books by Hodge in the future.

My Rating:
Five out of Five Stars, something I do not give out a lot. I recommend this book to all of those Beauty and the Beast fans it was an amazing read!

Review from my blog - http://obsessedwithfairytales.blogspot.com/2014/04/cruel-beauty-by-rosamund-hodge.html