Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for a chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review. 
 Publish date: 17th November 2015 
 Full review can also be found on: Paein and Ms4Tune's Book Blog 
 I have to say I'm glad I decided to not read up to this book in the series, I'm not sure if it's this book or Melanie's writing style but, while I was interested in the story, I didn't obsess over it. This can be good because you can get other things done which is always a bonus. However I did stay up far too late to finish it... 
 It was an interesting idea to remove the magic from the fairytale and add in the religion. I'm interested to see what happens in the other books in the series. There a few others that I might read, I wonder how their worlds work without the magic - I assume that is the theme. This book seems to be a semi standalone at least, I found nothing that confused me for not having read the 5 prior books either which was excellent. I had assumed I might so this was a nice discovery. It is 100% acceptable to just read this one. 
 The story was a little predictable and formal and ploddy. Some of the conflicts and moments that are often dragged out had a slow build but where over so fast it was pretty much a case of blink and you miss it. I didn't really feel that the characters had much chemistry, but it was that sort of book, you were far more removed from the action. This is problematic however, for choosing a favourite character. I have none in mind at all! Though I think Gerek's character developed the most throughout the book, so he might just be a candidate. 
 A nice laid back fairytale retelling perfect for easy reading.