How the hell this book got an average of 3.7 rating on Goodreads ? This is probably the worst BATB retelling I have read which I thought Cruel Beauty had that honor. It didn't even feel like a BATB retelling since the only element it had was the rose and the fact he was curse which was about it. I felt nothing for the characters and the romance was so damn flat. Yeah one moment you hate his guts, the next you are kissing on him and hugging up on his wolf side,the next you can't trust him and don't even ask for his side of the story, the next you believe everything the cousin tells you, the next you are love with him after you freaking realized that everything he was trying to tell you was the truth The heroine was weak as hell and fickle which I couldn't relate to her at all. The prince was ok but not enough to save this story but then he kind of forgot about her towards the end but then remembered.. The villain could have been the only saving glace but he fell flat. None of these characters was developed at all and the ending was pretty much wrapped up in a pretty bow in deux ex machina fashion. Goodness this was horrible. I have read better fanfic then this.