It's difficult for me to reconcile the fact in my head that this is a book by the same author who wrote the first three books in the unfortunate fairy tale series. I don't normally say mean things on Goodreads because I know that authors read these reviews sometimes, but I really feel like this needs to be said: this book needed major editing by a competent editor. The writing was painful for me to read. I'm incredibly disappointed, so much so that even though I've invested my time into four of these books, I don't know if I'll ever read the fifth and final.