THIS WAS SO GOOD! I went into this with some pretty low expectations because I didn't enjoy the Lunar Chronicles at all. But I read this and it blew me away! Knowing what the end had in store, made this a really hard book to read. In the beginning, I really liked Cath, and I loved Jest. I knew there wasn't going to be a happy ending for the two, and really it was suspenseful to see what exactly the last straw was going to be for Cath to turn into this evil queen that she is. I will have to say though, (view spoiler)[ The end result could have been avoided if Cath were a better person. If she would have just stood up for herself against her parents, she wouldn't have been in the courtship with the king. She wouldn't have had to endure is proposal. If she would have listened to the sisters and not gone through the door, Jest never would have died, she she would never be the Queen of Hearts. So in that aspect, I'm a little disappointed. (hide spoiler)] All in all, this was a really enjoyable read from the first page to the last, and I'm glad I gave it a chance.