I had seen this book all over bookstagram for months. It was highly recommended by some friends and so I grabbed I from the library when I saw it there. I love Beauty and the Beast (Disney) and I was worried, with this being a retelling, that it wouldn’t live up to the hype. I was concerned that it would not be as incredible as everyone said it was. My worries were unfounded. This book was totally hype worthy.

I enjoyed the characters and their developments. It seems that everyone was holding back secrets and feelings and although it frustrates me often enough I still enjoyed it. Their journeying through the kingdom was fun and I loved how this magical kingdom exists along side our own.

I read a bunch of reviews stating that people didn’t like the unnecessary love triangle. I honestly didn’t get those vibes with Grey and Harper. I thought she was comfortable with him, but in a more good friend or brotherly way. Maybe I missed something but I wasn’t feeling any tense attracted to each other moments.

I loved that Harper was seen as this meek and disabled little girl by her brother and in spite of her Cerebral Palsy she is totally a strong badass woman. An entirely able human with her own strengths and abilities.

While the story was definitely VERY different than the Disney version in many scenes I could see where the scene matched to the Disney version. I liked that. I felt it kept it somewhat true to the story I grew up with and loved while still being it’s own story.

I have ready decided to pick up A Heart So Fierce and Broken and I hope that I enjoy it as much as this!