WELCOME TO MY ALL-TIME-FAVS BOOKSHELF, BRIGID KEMMERER!! And boy, let me tell you, getting on my favorites shelf ain't easy!!!
This book is absolutely phenomenal! A beautiful modern re-telling of Beauty and the Beast, but darker and honestly so much cooler. How do I express my overflowing love for this book!? I wasn't sure what I was expecting when I started this! All I knew was that this story has been getting a lot of attention and I see it featured a lot in book stores. YA GIRL KNOWS WHY NOW. Guys, the romance, the darkness, the politics, the magic, the betrayals and secrets!! This book has it all!!

Harper is now officially in my "top YA female protagonists" list, right smack dab next to Jude from The Cruel Prince and Inej from Six of Crows. Harper is strong, intelligent, stubborn, and dang that girl is feisty! She also has cerebral palsy and I adore that she doesn't let it hold her back in any way throughout the story. Honestly, I just adore every part of her. She wasn't easily swayed by Prince Rhen and even in the end, I still wasn't sure if she was actually in love with him lol!

Rhen tho... he is so head over heels for Harper and it's the sweetest thing I've ever seen (I mean read) in my life. GEEZ, the swoon-worthy quotes I highlighted on my kindle from this boy are ugh *chef's kiss*. Rhen is so sweet but also super feisty just like Harper (which means we got tons of cute bickering scenes with these two all throughout the book). He's also a super strong character as well, willing to sacrifice everything for his people and of course, Harper. His character development was beautiful and he really just turned into an incredible hero.

Grey...I dont even know what to say about him because that ENDING THO!! So imma just do a spoiler thingie real quick-

Listen, we saw the scene where Grey low-key confessed he had feelings for Harper to Rhen, we saw the way he acted with her, nOW HE'S THE TRUE HEIR?! AAAAND The final scene with Rhen and he asks Harper if she's in love with him aND SHE THINKS ABOUT GREY?!?! We SEE YOU, HARPER! OK TEAM GREY POP OFF-

Anyway, am I pissed that I have to wait until January 2020 for the next book? YES. But, I will wait patiently. I'm so excited to see what Ms. Kemmerer brings to us next!!!