The idea of a Sweeney Todd retelling sounded amazing, and the first few chapters were great, but unfortunately after that the story went a bit downhill.

I personally didn’t like the FMC. She was manipulative and didn’t, in my opinion, grow as a character. The MMC had potential, but the FMC dragged him and his storyline down.

Also I would have preferred the pacing to be a bit more consistent, instead of some parts jumping from one thing to another while other parts felt really slow.

Not a bad book by any means, and I’m sure a lot of readers will enjoy this one, but it just wasn’t my personal favorite.

Please check the trigger warnings before reading!



I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving a review. Receiving ARC didn’t affect my opinion of the book.