Rating: 3/5 
 ***Minor spoilers*** 
 (Writing this from my phone so please excuse any mistakes) 
 Nyx Triskelion grew up knowing that once she turned 17 she would have to marry the Gentle Lord because of a bargain her father made many years ago, before she was even born. Nyx's mother would not bear children and so her father went to the Gentle Lord, king of bargains, to strike a deal. Her mother, Thisbe would bear twin daughters and one of them would have to marry him once she turned 17. Thisbe died in childbirth; her father did not ensure that she would live when he struck the deal. Now Nyx must live with the Gentle Lord and find a way to avenge her mother. 
 First things first, it's been many many years since I've seen Beauty and the Beast, so I hardly remember even the main plot of it. I won't be addressing the retelling aspect of this story since I can't really speak to what happened in Beauty and the Beast. 
 I liked this book but I didn't love it. I didn't really like any of the characters except for Nyx, which was sort of a relief because if I had to choose one character to actually like, the protagonist would be preferable. I just found the other characters to be quite irritable and they just didn't have many likeable qualities. 
 What I definitely didn't like was the weird sort of love triangle that was happening between Nyx, Shade, and Ignifex. It also seemed like Nyx couldn't make up her mind about Ignifex because she goes from hating him to thinking he's misunderstood to loving him back to hating him. It was all very confusing and irritating. I learned to just accept the romance rather than wondering about it. 
 I found the ending extremely confusing and I don't think I've read any reviews that know exactly what happened at the very end. While I have some theories I would've liked to know what happened in actuality. In fact the whole book was a little bit confusing but ESPECIALLY the ending. 
 Overall, I found this book okay but the fact that I was confused for so much of it ruined it for me a little. It might be more enjoyable for you if you remember Beauty and the Beast, though. While it wasn't my favourite, I think it's worth a try.