A review by the_rabble
Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

Rock solid Beauty and the Beast adaptation. 

Bryony, our heroine, is a normal ass gardener doomed by rutabagas and the second protagonist is given a lot more depth than usually allowed.

Things get spooky, like a tale of "who's imprisoning who?" would be bound to, but it the tone is cut enough with humor and mystery that it never feels too heavy.