Let me just say that I love the cover of this book and that was what caught my attention at first. 
 I totally loved this book! Stitching Snow is a fairy tale retelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves set in a futuristic and somewhat different universe. (There was at least one or two references about Earth. Some of the planets in that universe were Garam, Windson, Candara, and Thane). 
 I liked that this retelling was different and stood apart from all the other ones. In this one, Essie knows that she's a princess in hiding, but she's not the frail and stupid princess that has been portrayed before- this Essie fights against men in cage fights, knows a lot about technology and "stitching" programs, and her seven "dwarves" are actually drones that she herself fixed/improved. Essie is a strong character that has lived a hard life but still manages to survive and keep her secret from being revealed, that she is the Princess of Windsong who everyone believes was kidnapped when she was just a child. So when her secret is revealed after she meets Dane, who crash landed on Thane, and gets kidnapped by him, she's in for an adventure of her life. 
 I liked how the world building was described. I could actually see myself in the places that the author described, but I admit the only thing that confused me at first was all the talk about programs and stitching in general that Essie did. After a while I got used to it and even accepted the fact that this universe was miles ahead advanced in technology. Because of that, a lot of things that happened in the book made sense- the staged battles, the drones, (view spoiler)[the plan to get rid of Essie's father and Olivia (hide spoiler)]. 
 The differences between this story and the Snow White version that we all grew up with was the fact that Olivia, her stepmother, was the "witch" and evil lady hell bent on killing Essie but the father, who I believe was doting in the original, was not what I had expected either.(view spoiler)[ It was implied several times that the King did some rather horrific things to Essie when she was a child (at 7 years old! or younger) before she ran away. Apparently, if what I read correctly- the King raped Essie just because she "looked so much like her mother". Apart from this being atrocious, I couldn't believe the fact that several people in the palace knew what had been going on and did nothing to stop it. At least when he tried to do it again near the end of the book, Dane killed him. (hide spoiler)] The huntsman, Kip, was loyal to Essie and the late Queen, so it was understandable that he wouldn't be able to kill her and instead helped her escape to Thane, where she could be far away from the evil clutches of her parents. Still it was nice to see all these great characters interact with each other in this fairy tale retelling and unique universe. 
 As for the romance aspect, I liked that there wasn't any form of love triangle or instalove. Essie had a hard time trusting people and didn't like it when they got close to her, plus she didn't trust Dane after he lied to her and kidnapped her, but they gradually started to become more comfortable with each other and started to fall for each other. It was obvious that Dane had feelings for her, especially after he kissed her, but Essie was the one who was confused and wouldn't admit her true feelings until the very end when some things happen to Dane. Once they finally admit how much they care for each other and stuff, it was adorable to see them together, especially in the last chapter. 
 All in all, I was glad I read this book, the summary was interesting, and the retelling was unique and fresh, something I didn't think I would ever be interested in, but I was! Glad I picked this book up!