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 Cruel Beauty is a re-telling of Beauty and the Beast. That much is noticeable right away as the story begins with a daughter arranged to be married to the town's mysterious and rumored villain--a hermit that lives amongst a run-down castle off in the distance. Sounds a bit like our traditional tale in many ways from that start, but there are also notable differences that made it stand apart and give the story its own voice. There are bits and pieces I thoroughly enjoyed, and things I nearly loathed enough to almost put the book down at times. 
 For me, this was one of those reads that I found a "likeable enough" middle-ground and by the end, I couldn't get past that little hump to say that I either loved it or hated it. It was an enjoyable read that I can honestly say was hard to put down, which is why I couldn't find myself marking this as DNF like I almost wanted to in a few areas... 
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 <3 
 Pixie