This was a 1 to 1.5 star read for me. 
 It was part of the https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18542694-wintersong-by-s-jae-jones-young-adult-bom-starts-april-2-2017 
 So lets start from the cover.... it's a beautiful cover and it looks so much like something out of Beauty and the Beast. I found one other similar reference to the book (view spoiler)[ The mirror which shows Belle her father and the Beast later is similar to what Lisel and the Goblin King see when they look through their mirrors. (hide spoiler)] 
 The blurb literally gives out the whole story so there really isn't much to say on the story. 
 Character assassination : 
 Lisel/Elisabeth: She is the most unlikable protagonist I have come across in all my years of reading and the thing is the author doesn't want you to hate her which is surprising considering the way she is described. She is bitter, self pitying, spiteful and uncharitable. Her "sacrifices" for her family are washed away by all the whining. Her belief in her lack of talent and beauty is just frustrating which does not change through out the book. (view spoiler)[ the part where she has almost condemned the world above to eternal winter but does not bother to ask what happened when she comes to and her flippancy after the fate is revealed just shows how much she "cares" (hide spoiler)] 
 Goblin King: Such a promising character...wasted behind Lisel. He is a confused boy trapped by his circumstances. At least he has come to terms with it. 
 (view spoiler)[Twig and Thistle, changelings: Probably the only characters I liked which had depth (hide spoiler)] 
 Kathe: Showed real promise as a character but there's not enough of her. The parts with her and Josef are good. 
 Father, Mother, Constanze: They just seem like add-ons. 
 Overall story: 
 I just wanted it over with. As it was a chapter wise spilt the first 2 parts were really annoying focussing on Lisel. The third part showed real promise which the author decided to throw it all away towards to the end. 
 Some really good parts are (view spoiler)[ the description of the underground, the ball room scene, the escape through the tunnels, the lake crossing (hide spoiler)] 
 But I did not enjoy the rest like (view spoiler)[ I did not feel any love between the characters nor did I find her sacrifice of burning her music great (hide spoiler)]. 
 So here's my alternate ending: 
 (view spoiler)[ So the life is slowly being sucked out of Lisel and she realises that in return for her soul the Goblin King can be free of his curse and return to the world above. She decides to give the ultimate sacrifice which enables the goblin king to escape and he goes on to publish and play her musical works. The End (hide spoiler)]