a queer , fun retelling of original Grimm fairy tales
advertised as specifically the story of The 12 Huntsmen but the author beautifully intertwined most of the well known stories just original versions 
including puns, cameos, and the main characters backstory it featured the princess and the pea, cinderella, snow white, swan maiden, rapunzel
the story follows Melilot a magical princess working under the orders of her evil stepmother, the queen 
after she is tossed aside as useless compared to her step sisters powers, she is commanded to marry a king 
Melilots group is attacked by spider wolves and saved by the 12 identical huntsman who were sent to protector her as there is a plot out for her murder
melilot decides its safer to hide among the staff and is helped by sam on of the 12 identical huntsmen
melilot must work through her childhood traumas and unleash her magic while torn between her feelings for sam and her betroths sister