Going into this book, I did not realize that this is a Beauty and the Beast retelling. It took me a little bit to warm to the story once I realized that because in this book Sarah J. Maas converges the world of High Fae and the story of Beauty and the Beast. However, once I was invested, I could not put this book down. This is an excellent start to the series, and I plan on jumping right into the next one.

The Good:
I really cared about the characters and their fate. Maas did an excellent job with character development.
Tamlin's and Feyre's relationship is beautiful. I enjoyed the fact that it isn't "insta-lovey," but starts slow.
Rhysand's character really surprised me in a good way, and I look forward to seeing him in future novels.

The Not So Good:
I had a really hard time envisioning the Fae characters as Fae until a certain point toward the last part of the book. I think this is because the Beauty and the Beast aspect threw me at first.