Wow, this was awful so I quit pretty early on. The world was complicated and didn't make much sense. I belated realized this is a take on "Beauty and the Beast," and while now it makes more sense, I still don't want to read it. I can't keep reading when I'm questioning the strangeness and believability of it all. The MC is captured by a beautiful, rich fae or fairy or whatever, but he just drastically improves her life after she kills his friend? "Beauty and the Beast" was entertaining as a kid, but an adaptation of it doesn't work for me as an adult.

The concept is interesting, but I felt the book lagged at times. I could have used less of Rollins and his nephew. Overall I enjoyed all the characters and how they were linked.

It would have been better to read this shortly after reading book #2. I read book #1 in March 2022 and book #2 in May 2022, and I loved them. However, it's been a year since then, and I had trouble following along with book #3. Usually I'm annoyed when an author spends too much time rehashing information, but this time I was confused and could have used more reminders. Another review mentioned something similar and suggested that the plotline was being carried too far forward. I agree. I'm not as excited for the next installment as I have been for the previous books.

This book destroyed me. I read it in one day, a feat for a mom with little kids, and the next morning my eyes were swollen and sore from how much I cried. However, this isn't exclusively a sad story. It's a story full of sadness, grief, anger, humor and most of all love. The love this man has for his sons, his wife, his sister and all the support staff who helped care for his young son. That's what makes this book one of the best I've read.