I always have a hard time with retelling books. Here,I’m unsure as to whether I have too much knowledge of Les Mis, or not enough. I think to call this a retelling is a stretch. It’s an alternate version of it, from Epony’s POV, rather than Cosette’s.
But I did enjoy it. I would’ve liked if there was more of Nina being the black cat and doing daring things, rather than just Nina being Nina, but she’s a great character.
I also wished there was more romance. With 3 possible romantic leads there was a shocking lack of it. I remember it being central to the original story.
I also wanted more of the guilds. I felt like this story was built to be many things, but was actually just one and I felt a little let down by that.
Still, it’s a good read and I did enjoy it.