I liked that Elly Blake gave the reader a thorough back story for the magic system.īeauty and the Beast retelling – I also thought this story parallels Beauty and the Beast in a unique way and that was an unexpected realization. Usually, the magic is just kind of there, and everyone accepts it. I thought it was different from other stories of this type that I had read before. I really enjoyed the mythological element incorporated into the magic system. This book did not keep me guessing at all. I didn’t think that detracted from my enjoyment of the story, but I feel that it’s necessary to point out in my review. I was able to guess several of the plot twists hundreds of pages in advance. This story is highly predictable in many ways. Ruby tells the story well enough, but there are several scenes between Ruby and Arcus that would have been really interesting to see both of their POVs (no spoilers so I can’t go into details). I wish this book was told from multiple POVs – we only get to see the world through Ruby’s eyes and I wanted to see more of Arcus’s perspective. Overall, this book isn’t something I bought for the shelf appeal. The typography isn’t bad but it’s a little too simple. It looks like snow, so points for that detail. I think the dripping blood is too much but I like that it’s not a solid white background. I don’t hate it, but I definitely don’t love it. I thought the synopsis sounded interesting and I like stories with elemental magic. The first review on Goodreads was terrible (1 star) – but I decided to get it anyway and give it a chance. I saw this book on Book Outlet and decided to look it up on Goodreads before buying it.
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