Beautiful, magical, emotional, and deeply layered. I really loved this book.

This story is a beautiful love letter to food, Chinese culture, and to second chances.

Wow. What a great read. This book had magic and curses, mystery and suspense, tenderness and brutality, failures and successes, diversity and love. It was unpredictable. I was so wrong about who had cast the curse. And it was emotional. I was repeatedly in tears towards the end.

This book made me smile so much. It's sweet. It's spicy. It's fast paced and cohesive. There is great character development. All of the characters are unique, interesting, and diverse. And their interactions and dialogue all felt natural and unforced. Eva is lovable and fierce—a great combination of compassion, approachability, courage, and confidence. And Ash was so much fun—strong, masculine, and manly in every way possible, but sweet and doting when it comes to Eva. I also loved that he was a bit socially and emotionally awkward. So cute and endearing.

I've enjoyed this series, for the most part, but this book was a miss for me.

Oh wow. I'm always impressed when a book moves me to tears; and I cried so much the last quarter of this book.

A good continuation in the Daughters of Eville series. Like the first book, this is a very loose fairy-tale retelling. In this book, readers get a new and unique take on the Cinderella story.

A compelling read. I went into this one expecting a recognizable “Beauty & the Beast” retelling, but this version is surprisingly unique, with only the fainest references to the original story. Still, it's a very good story in its own right.

There are some books I love. And on rare occasions, I will come across a book that transcends even that. This is one of those rare gems that supersedes love.

Another great continuation in the series. This story revolves around two new main characters, keeping things fresh and exciting.

A great continuation in The Saint of Steel series. I consumed this book voraciously!

This was a bit of a slow start for me. But Kingfisher is a great author and once I got into the story, I was all in.