This one is walking the line between 2.5 and 3 stars. I was so excited to read this, Tessonja's books always catch my attention and I love a good Beauty and Beast retelling. This, however, wasn't that great. I didn't like the characters except for a select few (Gemma was NOT one), her encounter with Elliot was cringe, Gemma's dad sucks, Imogen is evil incarnate. I was bored for the first 55%-60% of this and the last few chapters stirred up some emotions.