If super in-depth and realistic is your thing, this may not be your cup of tea, even within fantasy. However, this reads like a fairy tale. In fact I found myself bemoaning the fact it wasn't published when I took my fairy tale class. It's an interesting style, and an interesting story. While it's billed as a kind of Beauty and the Beast, it does not follow traditional beauty and the beast plot structures. Rather, it takes the idea of being cursed into a beast, and morphs into it's own tale. A tale I enjoyed.