It's actually not that bad. I've seen some reviewers pan this one, and while it does kind of miss its intended audience because of its kiddie tongue-and-cheek style with a dark, proudly gory (and it will keep REMINDING you how gory it is even when there isn't any on-page gore present), much older (YA, I guess?) plot, but it ALSO blends several fairytales into one collective story pretty seamlessly. 
 I can't bring myself to give it FOUR stars, quite, but it deserves a higher place on my virtual shelf and some good press, so I'll give it that. 
 Cute, in a dark way, and actually rather a lot BETTER in quality than many other books I've rated three stars in the past. 
 Recommended.