Nerd Thoughts

To start the review, I have to admit that at some point, my mind was stupid and forgot this book was slow-burn and instead thought it was spicy spicy(if you know what I mean), so that kind of changed how I viewed it. Besides my stupid disappointment that the spice was limited to thoughts and no action, I actually enjoyed this book. One of my favorite parts was how much/little it was inspired by Beauty and the Beast. I’ve noticed that sometimes, when someone makes a retelling type of book it’s way too much like the original. But this one was just the right amount of nods that it didn’t just feel like I was reading Beauty and the Beast again but instead was reading a whole different story.

My only true complaint was that I think the description of Eamon’s beastlyness was too close to a vampire. I think it should have been something like “taste your flesh” instead of drinking blood. In my mind that gives it a more monstrous feel, more in line with werewolf, which is what I think of more with Beauty and the Beast. But if the vampire comparison is on purpose, then all of that is a moot point. So considering all of this, I would give this book a 7 out of 10.