The Everlasting Rose

2.5 Meh. Not much happens until the last third of the book. The descriptions of the world continue to be lush but the pacing felt off and the plot was lacking. I would have liked to have learned more about the Belles and deeper elements of the world, but like the beauty world she created, much remained surface. This could serve as a conclusion to the story, but enough is left open that maybe there's space for another one...though I'm not sure what the demand for that would be.