This light urban fantasy has a sort of "Stripperella" meets "Beastly" feel to it. Though ultimately, readers may find the world-building a bit unsatisfying, if not confusing. 
 The prose is strong, distinct, and the overall piece is well edited. Unfortunately, 1/3rd of the way in readers are beaten over the head with some version of "open-mindedness," which comes across as stereotypical and heavy-handed enough to detract from the overall story--all while infusing an air of predictability. Spoiler alert: (view spoiler)[ The misguided, delusional betrayer is exactly who you think it will be. (hide spoiler)] Though the plot offers no surprises, the relational aspect is unusual in that, while there is plenty of talk about sex, there isn't actually sex in this book. (Being it's the 2nd in a 3-book series, I would guess this to be a gamble in terms of delayed reader gratification.) 
 The hero, Hauk, is an interesting and well fleshed out character--whose background and thought processes felt both authentic and endearing. Jolie, on the other hand, was a difficult character to enjoy sharing headspace with. Her caustic force of personality came off as tiring and depth-less rather than admirable. 
 While this reader is a dedicated fan of the "Beauty and the Beast" premise, I'm sorry to say this book just didn't do it for me. For a short, near-novella read, it took a long time to get through it. Hefty insertions of backstory slowed the pacing and left the story arch with nagging sense of incompletion. Sparse physical descriptions/characterization leave a lot of the side characters running together, and varied viewpoints outside of the hero and heroine seemed to rabbit trail rather than serve the story.