I received this book for free from Netgalley in order to prepare an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Series: Fairy Tale Retellings #1
on March 15th 2017
Genres: Historical
Pages: 342
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FINAL DECISION: I really wanted to like this one, but I just didn’t. I found the story too wordy, the characters not interesting enough and I just had to force myself to even finish the book.
THE STORY: A retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Prince Adam Delacroix has remained secluded since the death of his family. Scarred both emotionally and physically, Adam rules his castle until a beauty, Isabelle Rose, comes to his castle and offers herself in exchange for her father. Together the two must overcome the past and the dangers of the present.
OPINION: A am a huge lover of Beauty and the Beast type stories. I expected this book to be much better than it was. I got bored almost immediately and it took far too long for things to happen and too many words to describe just about everything. As a result, I felt very disconnected from the characters and the story. If I had gotten this book in another manner (purchase or gift) I would have DNF’d it and moved on. Because I got it for review purposes, I felt necessary to write a review indicating that I just was not impressed by the book.
The characters did not feel real to me nor did they feel part of a dreamy fairy tale style book. Instead, the characters felt distant and not particularly intriguing.
The book promises a more sexual, dark telling, I think I expected too much. In fact, this book wasn’t particularly dark compared to other available romance books and certainly did not have sexual content as explicit as many books these days. I think that the warning is only in comparison to the Disney fairy tale.
WORTH MENTIONING: The book contains a sexual assault by the villain.
CONNECTED BOOKS: This book is the first book in the Fairy Tale Retellings series.
STAR RATING: I give this book 1.5 stars.
NOTE: I received an ARC of this book via Netgalley in order to provide a review. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions contained herein are my own.