Okay, Moonlight Beauty and I had a rocky relationship. I almost DNF’d this one a few times, but I stuck with it—and I’m kinda glad I did… kinda.

First off, if you’re picking this up because you’re a fan of Beauty and the Beast retellings, you might want to pretend it’s not one. And don’t even get me started on the first transformation scene… I felt cheated out of what should’ve been a big, magical moment.

The pacing was a little uneven, it took awhile to get somewhere interesting. But to be fair, it’s a super quick read. The writing felt geared toward a younger audience, though the spicy scenes and innuendos definitely pushed it back into adult territory—kind of an odd combo.

All that said… the ending actually kind of worked for me. It wrapped things up in a satisfying way, even if the journey there was a bit bumpy.