Typically I love fairy tale retellings with Beauty and the Beast being my favorite so I was excited to read this one. Unfortunately, One Cursed Rose was not one of my favorites. There were so many plot points that it was a confusing, chaotic mess. Between the Irish mafia investigating pedo rings, the FMC brother's mysterious death, the curse placed on the MMC, the killings of women who looked like the FMC, and the nightmares the FMC had about her mother's mysterious death was overwhelming and did not make me want to continue reading. I was also annoyed that it was a point to explain how many charities the FMC supported but nothing seemed to come of this. There was very little explanation about the social media companies, how they work, and the crystals that each company/family used so I felt like I had missed important information. I felt like this could have been a really interesting read but I had to force myself to finish it.

Love this author! Another fun read. This one has Alana and Thorn's romance. Enjoyed this story but must admit was a little confused about the stones and workings of the three companies. Might just be me. Still though, a good story that was hard to put down. Highly recommend this book and author.

One Cursed Rose by R. Zanetti, published by Kensington Books, is the first book in the Grimm Bargain Series.
And the book starts off right wild.
Alana is the heir to the family business. Undermined by competitors, her father has given her to a potentially ally to marry her.
Alana is a strong feisty heroine and she's driven by revenge on a timeline. Timeline being one week til the wedding.
In comes Thorn, her biggest competitor and soon fiancé to be.
A beauty/beasty-ish story well written, complex, unputdownable. 4,5 fantastic stars.