2.5 stars.

Ends on a cliffhanger and I WAS NOT READY FOR THAT. So many loose ends were left, and there were some inconsistencies I couldn't get past. Beauty and the Beast retelling, hero is deformed by gems & crystals. Heroine is that red curly haired beautiful but doesn't know it, also kind and gracious, but with a backbone.

The last 10% of the book gave me heartburn with how quickly it moved. We had 90% of this slow moving story, barely a focal plot and just a lot of little day to day things. Then boom all the loose ends show and left on a super duper unsatisfying cliff hanger with nothing resolved. I don't even wanna find out what book 2 is. No for me.