This was a bit difficult to get through as it was long and read like a middle grade novel, rather than a young adult one. While there were some unique aspects that I appreciated in the Beauty and the Beast retelling, such as incorporating a sort of Jekyll and Hyde aspect into the prince/beast character, I foud that instead of being a man "crafted from the darkest evils", he seemed to just have the temper of a tumultuous toddler,with Jessamyn not being much better. I wish I could say the tory sucked me in, but I struggled to get through it and remain interested.