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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This romance was interesting in that it was formatted as instalove, but Ellerie's stubbornness and need to be present for her family made her push him off and hold off on the romance. I didn't necessarily feel the chemistry between the two of them until much later, finding Whittaker suspicious and not trusting his intentions with Ellerie. There is some elements of religious tension in this book, however, the comparison to The Village missed the mark for me. I expected more of a cult to be responsible for the chaos within the town, and instead it was a paranormal force. The pacing of this book was strange, and a little frustrating at times. There were moments where things were happening quickly, peoples anger heightened to a peak and the consequences being high. There were other moments when things were going incredibly slowly.

Overall, I did enjoy this story and I loved the retelling aspects of a fairytale I've always loved. Conceptually, this story was fantastic, but in execution there are some things that could have been done better.