Review: COULD NOT PUT THE BOOK DOWN
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2013
A grand, achingly erotic and romantic retelling of Beauty and the Beast.  Absolutely adored the hero: strong but tormented, and instantly smitten with the heroine.  And as it should be (by the very nature of the story) he falls in love first.  He went to incredible lengths to be with his lady love, willing to do almost anything for her, it just wow me.  And when he acted aloof or abrupt with her, it was out of his fears & insecurities about his looks, never because he did not want her, for he definitely did.  I just hate it when a "Beast" rejects "Beauty, because he does not want a relationship with her, and she is a doormant, allowing him to take out his frustrations on her.  I also loved that there was a lot written from his point of view, giving the reader a good look at his tortured soul.And as for the heroine, she quickly became one of my all time favorites.  She is beautiful, smart, and vivacious, with an irrepresible sense of humor and a great heart.  I even love her irresponsible streak.  Most romance novel heroines, are either demure or feisty, and if they are the latter they are usually so in an intense sort of way.  Not so with this heroine, she had a backbone, but she was just plain fun and easy going for the most part. I also loved that she was NOT "sexually repressed" until she met the hero.And the story was absolutely enthralling.  I wish there were more books like this one.