Cruel Beauty

Greek mythology, Celtic mythology, and a fairytale mashed together into a predictable YA story. I correctly guessed the third act plot twist in the first couple chapters and the only surprise was that it really was that predictable. The audiobook reader is pleasant enough that the flowery prose isn't painful. The writing does improve a bit over the course of the book so maybe the author's future efforts will be better.

Despite being labeled a “book 1” the story is self contained and comes to a solid conclusion.