I liked this story, it was interesting and a totally different way the author went with this story. 
 This is a fairytale retelling of Beauty and the Beast. I liked that it had a unique twist to this story. The Beast, Gideon, wasn't really a "beast" but a normal 19 year old guy who dealt with deals, and Raven was a Gothic girl who was good at making clothing and she made a deal to save her stepdad from the Maddox company. While it is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, we have the loyal servants, Jenny the housekeeper and Jamis the butler/chauffeur, but the "curse" is something that hasn't been done before and I liked it. They weren't cursed by a witch or anything like that, doomed for eternity until true love breaks them out of it, because let's face it, in modern times who would believe that?, but instead a magician made an evil... camera... for an ancestor of Gideon's and they were all cursed because of it. Add in ghosts, a little bit of romance here and there, awesome secondary characters, and it was a great read. 
 The beginning chapters had me feeling a little bit hesitant about the book, but as soon as the ghost started showing, it got interesting and I didn't want to put the book down. I wanted to know how the ghosts and everything going around the house tied in with the curse. In this retelling, Raven had friends that helped her break the curse, Dane and Maggie, and they were my favorite. I think I liked their scenes more because they were so cute and adorable together, and it seemed like they were making more progress on their front rather than Gideon and Raven. But on the other hand, once the real details of the curse were out, I sort of felt a little bit let down. Don't get me wrong, it was something I've never read about before, the Artisans and the bodies, but I still found it a little bit confusing on how it changed Gideon to a new person at the end of the story. Not that I'm complaining, he became more normal and worthy of Rae and their happy ending because he showed that he wasn't leaving or going anywhere. 
 As for the romance, it was a sweet slow simmering romance that started between Rae and Gideon. At first they hated each other and couldn't stand each other but as time went on, and the times they got together their banter was hilarious, anyone could see how much they cared about each other. Of course, then one of them would close themselves off and it was like no progress had been made at all. Reading about them was frustrating, but in a good way! When it was finally out that they liked each other was one of my favorites scenes from the book, especially near the end where we get to see them together at the epilogue. 
 Not wanting to go too much into details about the curse, and ruin the whole, I will just say that this book was an interesting read and I'm glad I got the chance to read it. (view spoiler)[If there's ever a sequel or a companion novel to it, I wouldn't mind it being another retelling but this time having Dane and Maggie be in it too. (hide spoiler)] This book is definitely worth a read!