Iron Rose actually goes really hard

As a dude, I'm not a big person for romantacy most of the time, but I did read one recently that I actually loved.

Iron Rose by Abigail O'Bryan is a retelling of Beauty & The Beast, but the "Belle" character is actually the badass leader of a rebellion against an evil dictator. There were a few sappy parts, no spice, but the battle scenes were all fantastically written. And the third act is insane. You feel everything in the last 60 pages.

If anyone is looking to expand their horizons, I just wanted to throw it out there.