This book is one of the surprises of the year for me. I was not expecting it to be as good as it was, or to like it as much as I did. I LOVE Labyrinth, and I was expecting this to be a rip-off, but while the story has a similar premise, it is entirely its own story. 
 If you're a fan of real fairy tales and folklore (the kind that aren't always Disney happy) then you'll completely dig this book. It's a rough and hard story, with so much magic and love as well. Honestly, it was hauntingly, tragically, beautiful. 
 As I said above, if you're a fan of the real fairy tales, then you'll like this book. Also fans of The Wrath and the Dawn, The Night Circus, The Book of Lost Things, The Star-Touched Queen, Crimson Bound, or Outlander will like this too.