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 I picked up Kill Me Softly from my library three times before finally sitting down and reading it. I knew it was a fairy tale retelling but this is isn't just one, its many, all intertwined and tweaked for modern-day. Completely fascinating concept! 
 Desperate to find out more about her parents Mira runs away from her Godmothers to her home town for answers. Soon after arriving, she meets a few.. interesting people and is drawn to one in particular. Soon, she discovers not only do they have secrets, the town is not what she thought and her life ties right into the fold. 
 This book was so well written and so different from any "re-tellings" that I have read. The way Cross was able to intricately weave in all the fairy tales was well done. I loved the small flash backs with Blue; giving us an inside look into that fateful night and why it is exactly he pushes everyone away. Everyone knows about their destiny and it was intriguing to see them talk about it like it was... nothing. Like it isn't this huge cloud hanging over their head. There are "good" honor bound curses, which seems to me not too bad, then there are others, like Snow White, Bluebeard and Beauty and the Beast. Not Disney style, though. These are the gruesome ones. 
 Mira was a little difficult to relate to. For starters; I understand that she wanted to know more about her parents, since she was kept in the dark, but her thoughts that she was "connected" and had a "missing" piece in her heart was odd. Her parents had "died" when she was a baby. A BABY. It just seems weird to me, that's all. I admired her determination though to find out about what happened to her parents. Then, more about what the heck was going on with everyone else in the town. Her acceptance was rather quick and I would have liked to see her struggle with it a little more than she did. Mean, yes. But I just feel like some things take a little bit more to process. 
 The romance here was defiantly insta love. It makes sense- in a way- but you can't help but roll your eyes when Mira is declaring her love. He is older too, which honestly didn't bother me like maybe it should have... Then there's Blue. Whom was far more interesting than Felix. He really cares for Mira but is constantly pushing her away. With reason, I might add. Yet, they were so cute together. It was more realistic because they interact more, banter and challenge each other.. 
 I was disappointed with the ending. It's bittersweet and made me say "awwwww" but I wanted answers about everyone else. EVERYTHING else. There were quite a few revelations with no follow-up. It just feels like.. nothing was wrapped up. What happens now? 
 Overall- I really enjoyed this. Although I wish there was a lot more follow-up, this book was fun and unique. I recommend this anyone who enjoys fairy tale re-tellings