This wasn't a bad book, but it also wasn't a very good book. Most of the elements were mediocre by themselves and all together they were, quite honestly, a little confusing. 
 I really dislike first person narration but I have learned to deal with it because sadly the majority of books these days are written as such, but I still cannot overcome the annoyance that is present tense narration. So that annoyed me quite a bit. 
 I also don't really like when the author tells me what they want me to see, how awesome a character is for the following reasons - listed. Yes, this did happen here.. 
 And Niklaas' view of women was rather unappealing.. 
 The fantasy elements were present and there are a few dark pieces but I really wouldn't compare this to Grimms fairy tales or GoT. At all. This is mostly a romance, a cute if somewhat cheesy one. The ending was syrupy sweet, even so I was smiling as I read the end.