Real rating 4.5 stars 
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 Review: 
 Protagonists: This book is, at first, told from three perspectives, Rachel, a girl who's bee locked in a tower most of her life, Wyatt, a boy who leaves his town to escape his problem, and Dani, a girl who disappeared seventeen years ago, (or at least her diary.) I love multiple narrators as I feel I get to experience more to the story than I can with just one narrator or even a third person perspective. However three perspectives soon is cut down to two, as Dani's diary only contains a few entries. I would have liked a few more entries from her diary but the other narrators still provided a larger view of the story, so I wasn't too disappointed. 
 Romance: The other two narrators, Rachel and Wyatt, have a fated relationship which means that their romance is the insta-love sort. Now I'm not necessarily opposed to insta-love, and romances like this one are partly the reason why. On my insta-love relationships there doesn't feel like there's a connection witht he characters, or that it feels forced, however this one is different. Sure, the characters moved a bit fast in what they said and how they felt about each other, but it felt almost natural for them to feel that way as opposed to other romances I've read. 
 World-Building: One of the things that drew me to this book, and many other books by Alex Flinn, was that it's a fairy tale re-telling/interpretation/imagining. One of the things I've always loved is seeing my favorite stories with a twist, and this is no different. One of the things I was cautious about though was how the author would reinterpret some events, such as the lesser known part of Rapunzel where her father steals a rare plant, (I believe a turnip) called a Rapun, from his neighbor's, the witch's, garden, for his wife's extreme pregnancy craving and for his thievery he must give up his yet to be born daughter. The way it was handled and included was pretty spectacular. I have to say it was one of the highlights of the book. How the rest is re-imagined was handled with care as well and the twists to it were like a cherry (or whatever topping you prefer) on top of a sundae. 
 Predictability: I have to say that while there were parts of this story that I figured out early on, there were also parts that caught me off-guard. Some of the biggest being how they handled the character only known for most of the book as "Mama" who takes the place of "the witch" from Rapunzel. The other twists that caught me off-guard weren't necessarily attached to the original tale but to the story itself. There were some things that I felt would happen, that never did and a few things that were told out of the blue with no foreshadowing previously. 
 Ending: This had a great ending, however I felt like there were a things missing. These things weren't things that I felt would solicit a sequel, but just things that weren't actually explained. Such as, how (insert spoiler here) happened, or what happened to a character from the past that's been referenced in the present but where he is now and what he's doing isn't said at all. Now these things aren't bad per se, however I felt that adding them would have added a bit more intrigue and wouldn't leave a reader feeling like they're missing something. 
 Rating: 
 I was so close to giving this book 5 stars, however I wouldn't feel right as there are a few things that I just couldn't get past. Mainly feeling as though there was something missing from the story. That being said this is a great book and if you haven't read the other fairy tale retelling from Alex Flinn never fear as this book won't spoil them not them this.