This is so not your nice old Disney fairy tale. I mean there are a lot more fairy tales than what Disney shows. Just saying that it's not like Disney. And I just want to ship the characters! 
 I like how it references a lot of fairy tales not from disney. Like from the Grimm Brothers that I read from. It's really fascinating and refreshing how the first generation of Good and Evil (?) are mentioned and we get a glimpse of their 'offspring' even if it's just a little. It's a mix of originality and Disney-ness. This book is not innocent, but far more...violent and not what 'kids' go through...I guess. 
 It kinda took me a while to get into it because it was little overwhelming at some point that I almost planned on DNFing it. The settings were really detailed (which I really like) and lot happens in one scene with so many characters. I didn't really enjoy the fact of several characters. It can be too much at times so I take breaks. And the embarrassing thing: At some parts, I wasn't really reading it, just skimming my eyes through the pages because I wanted to know what's going on. It's not so bad because the story progresses at a normal pace and 
 gets better and better. 
 That's what I really like about this book. 
 The plot is riveting. It's gradual, but anticipating especially when it's almost over. And it was kind of shocking (view spoiler)[when Sophie changed to evil and Agatha goes with Tedros. I honestly thought Agatha would not end up with him because she deeply hated and avoided him. (hide spoiler)]. Though, I'm glad that I plowed on because I need the characters I shipped to be together! 
 The ending! Yes, the ending! I plan on reading the next book because I gotta know! 
 <^> 4.50 Stars! <^>