I'm a big fan of Beauty and the Beast, so it's obvious why I went for this book. I'd actually read the third book in the fairy tales series, Cinderella and the Colonel several months prior to tackling this one. 
 You've got your basic BatB tale here with subtle differences that make it unique. I enjoyed the story, though it didn't really bring anything new to set it apart from other retellings. 
 However, I had a very hard time with all the mistakes. The one that really frustrated me was how one particular character was referred to as being a "ladies maid", and this position was referred to frequently throughout the story. All the little mistakes kept pulling me out of the narrative and I found it hard to really get stuck back in there. 
 This said, I still plan on reading the other retellings in this series.