This Beauty and the Beast retelling combined with a flavor of little red riding hood was amazing! I loved the way CeCe Louise wove secrets within the story and drew you in making you want more.
I must admit I let my phone read this to me when I contracted Covid and I fell asleep at one point. I woke up in the middle of an intense scene where Calia is chasing a voice that sounds a lot like a girl calling for help but is met with a dark figure instead. It still gives me shivers when I think about it but in a good way.
Scoresheet:
Age Rating: 14+
Romance rating: It is a clean romance, but a few times servants raise questions of if the marriage has been consummated and so may not be appropriate for younger readers.
Violence rating: Mild as well. Any deaths are off-screen.
