This book was interesting. Basically, it's a story of different fairy tales, but all told together as one story -- the story of the Woodcutter family, and more specifically Sunday Woodcutter. (Yes -- the daughters are named for the days of the week.) It made me think that I don't know a lot of fairy tales! I recognized a good bit of the stories that were weaved in, but there were a lot that I didn't. It was a creative concept, but honestly, I found myself getting confused. There was so much going on that I started to forget who the characters were, what their magical abilities were (if any), and their back stories -- which kept being referred to once they were told. Along with there being too much going on, I felt that some of the stories were incomplete? That may be because I don't know the fairy tales. 
 I have so many questions! 
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 What did Rumbold do in his extra year that was so bad? In other words, what memories does he get back from Joy? Why was Wednesday able to live with the Woodcutters without upsetting the balance, but she can't be queen and has to go back to Fairy? How did Rumbold end up on Thursday's pirate ship? And the guy from the ship back at the castle? 
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 I did enjoy the love story of Rumbold and Sunday -- even the magical elements. I also enjoyed the Woodcutter family and their interactions with each other. 
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