I'm a huge Beauty and the Beast fan, have always been, I once spent 24 hours straight watching the videotape on repeat when I was grieving, so this story is very, very special to me.
I'm not quite sure how I feel about the book though. I did quite enjoy it, definitely enjoyed it more than the Ursula book, but less than the Evil Queen one.

* Mild spoilers ahead *
I didn't like a couple of features the author gave to beast's origin story, like wth would beast be friends with Gaston, I get a Pride and Prejudice node, but still. I did enjoy the previous girlfriends stories and the way the Beast is shown to be a really disgusting and abusive with Tulip, especially, so it was a nice addition.
At times it felt like I was reading a fan fiction, even though I've never read a single one, lol, but in general it was pretty okay. I hope the next installments won't disappoint!