This was a fun read. Its a stand alone world in the universe of Ravenspire so we don't really see much of the characters from Shadow Queen but that didn't stop it from being a very interesting book. I loved how the story picks up after the lore we know of Rumpelstiltskin and tweaks it. I thought it was ingenuous. One of the more original fairy tale recreations that has happened in a while. I got lost in the story and the characters seemed real and tangible to me. I really liked pretty much everything about it. 
 Khristine Hvam did a great job with the narration. I had no complaints.