A wonderful addition to the genre of fantasy. I thoroughly enjoyed this fairytale retelling and can honestly say that it has lived up to the hype. I would have given it five stars for the gorgeous writing, the lovable and realistic characters and the phenomenal mythopoeia but the plot arch of this book was somewhat predictable. This didn't ruin the story in any way, shape, or form, I just like to be surprised with plots at least a little bit. But I definitely have high hopes for the rest of the series.