I didn't actually realize this was a retelling of Pride & Prejudice when I picked this up in the library. It didn't take long to figure it out, but it's a good thing I didn't know beforehand because my recent experiences with retellings (or essentially fanfiction of classics that can actually be published because the copyright has expired) has not been that great. 
 Still, this was a pretty good read, although by the end, I felt like the P & P origin actually held the book back. That is, there was a lot in the world building that I liked and there was a lot of potential to do more with it, but the author was sticking pretty closely to P & P so certain things just had to happen. Now, I love Pride & Prejudice, but (view spoiler)[was the closest equivalent of ruining reputations and sham elopements really something about breaking her legs and use her as bait? That doesn't even make sense! (hide spoiler)]. Trying to stick to the P & P villany was just too disappointing in a book with mythical creatures.