I think Melanie Cellier is getting tired of these fairy tale retellings。 Which is fair， I’d also get tired after 15+ books of the same subject matter。 The writing style took a while to find its feet， and the dynamic between Kali and Puss was the most interesting， but there’s a solid 2-3 month time skip between when they meet and where the story picks up。 I wish we could have gotten to watch their relationship develop。 Xavier was fun？ But their chemistry was minimal， and I would have far preferre I think Melanie Cellier is getting tired of these fairy tale retellings。 Which is fair， I’d also get tired after 15+ books of the same subject matter。 The writing style took a while to find its feet， and the dynamic between Kali and Puss was the most interesting， but there’s a solid 2-3 month time skip between when they meet and where the story picks up。 I wish we could have gotten to watch their relationship develop。 Xavier was fun？ But their chemistry was minimal， and I would have far preferred Puss to be around more。 Instead the cat wanders off for seemingly chapters at a time and the rest of the characters and plot aren’t enough to keep me invested。 I definitely don’t think Kali and Xavier were in love or even close to considering marriage by the time they brought it up 3/4 of the way through the book。 Like。 Maybe they could have gone on a date。 Let Puss roast them a bit。 Like I get Kali’s in denial and refusing to see the romance of it all， but that means the reader gets nothing but a disinterested heroine。 Which isn’t that fun to read about。 。。。more