"Fear and work weren't all bad, as companions went. They were both better than loneliness." 
 Well yeah, it's not your Disney princess cliche fairy tale book. I would rather compare it to Mistborn, The Name of the Wind and Wheel of Time. 
 It is bold, critical, matured, realistic. And yes, it gave me night terrors for I read it before sleeping. Woke up three times with three different nightmares. But no worries, it wasn't scary enough to make me sweat. The other side of magic where light and dark are always in conflict. Complete with twists and turns that will get you hooked until the last page. As for the romance part, what romance? They're too busy with their adventures to have a proper relationship. I think that part in the book was just a bonus, and the main plot is about the Woods. So lower your expectations on the Rapunzel, Beauty and the Beast, love-at-first sight crap because it's nowhere near it. I'm actually glad that the romance between the main characters aren't smothering the book rather focusing on the more important and deeper aspect of the storyline. 
 Overall, I totally dig books where the heroes and heroines aren't whiny, but smart, talented, and witty, and Uprooted has the complete package.