I received an eARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

3/3.5 stars.

This wasn't exactly what I thought it was going to be. It began dark and gothic and I thought were headed for perhaps a fantasy realism story, however it just turned into a teen contemporary.

I liked some of the characters and felt that Ava had depth and layers to her. There was a haunting sad undertone to the whole story that I appreciated and had hoped was going to be the main theme of the story.

The small nods to Beauty and the Beast are subtle and infrequent, so I'm not sure it can be fully classed as a re-imagined version.

Overall if you love teen romances with happy endings, this may be for you.