First of all, Erin A. Craig brilliantly made use of the fact that this story was based on a fairytale - and therefore doesn't have to perfectly logical and believable. She went to town and commited to her vision and I highy appreciate that. I loved how she wove the horror and dark atmosphere into the original narrative, adding both beauty and pain to the story.

That being said, there were some issues. First of all, I wanted MORE. Please. More fleshing out of the individual characters, more plot, more emotion, more actually scary bits. The sisters as a whole were the biggest let down. Apart from one or two, I didn't feel like any of them had a distinctive personality, especially not the protagonist. There still were a lot of people to like, but sadly, the most compelling ones were kind of unimportant to the plot. Also, there were some loose ends and plot holes that were just... left there. I don't need an explanation of everything but some parts just felt too brushed over, like there was a part of the story missing.

One thing I have to say though: The love interest/relationship thing gets a lot of hate and I get that - but upon reflection, it might be the part that is most fitting to a fairytale: kind of cheesy, kind of instantly, kind of way too unbelievable and therefore, completely on brand and I love it. Yes, even the ending. It's stupid, but it's also brilliant. I came to read a fairytale, and there it was.