I received a free copy from net galley for a honest review.

First, I absolutely love Fia. She's perfectly flawed. Honestly all the characters are written flawlessly and I can not wait to read the other books about her sisters, assuming and silently hoping they will be written. I loved the plot with Diars horrible past and his finding love with Fia. The plot twists are good, slightly predictable but good non the less. I couldn't put this book down and was completely enthralled by it. I definitely will be getting other books written by this author, particular in this series!

I really enjoyed this story. Watching Fia heal Dair not only of his physical wounds but of his mental ones as well, really pulled at my heart strings. It broke my heart watching Fia fall in love with Dair only to believe that she could never have him. But they were perfect for each other. Even with all the twists and turns, they found their way to each other.

I can't wait for the next book in the series!

I'll be honest. I read this book mostly for the cat, Beelzebub.

A play on Beauty and the Beast, this book set in the Scottish highlands keeps with the thread of light romances. The beauty, Fia, is sweet and innocent, very sheltered and with a healer's touch. Her beast, Dair, has suffered from an accident that killed his cousin and left him a shell of the man he once was. Both also must deal with physical disabilities in the form of a limp, which I mention because it's odd to see that in a romance so kudos to Cornwall for including it.

This book just really didn't do much for me in terms of the romance, which was kind of why I was reading it. My sympathies fell with Dair's character who must suffer the label of "mad" when it's not the case, only how the people of the time period in this story know how to make sense of it. The same with Fia's healing skills and "witchcraft." But despite the sympathy, I didn't feel the swoon I usually do for the male lead. Nor did I care much whether Fia and him managed to get together. Though the stakes were high at times.

But even then, they weren't, because this book was too predictable. The villain too easily figured out. It took out the fun when I pinned the dastardly person near the beginning of the book and just had to wait until they decided to reveal themself in a dramatic manner (because that was definitely going to happen).

Not to mention that several elements of this story were just flat-out unrealistic. They didn't make sense that the characters would do this or think that except for the purpose of the story, but it ultimately detracted from it.

I did enjoy the overall story idea. I love Beauty and the Beast re-tellings and if you look at this book from the big picture, it's a decent story. The characters seemed to flip-flop a bit as she tried to fit them into whatever role the scene required, but they weren't terrible. And the writing was alright. Not anything great but I'd say pretty average.

Honestly, I think this book had it in there to be something great but when it came to executing the idea something didn't go quite right. I just couldn't get into the romance. The chemistry felt forced because the author seemed conflicted about what she wanted from her characters. Which made me, as the reader, conflicted about how I should feel about them.

I desperately wanted a Beauty and the Beast re-telling from this, with the magic and romance that comes with it, but Beauty and the Highland Beast fell flat for me. I was missing the romance in a romance novel.