Kalynn Bayron tried to tackle a lot in this book -  not only a re-imagined Snow White retelling that is nearly nothing like the classic we know, but an intertwining of many fairy tales and how they come to exist and how their stories get manipulated - and it was, simply, a lot to tackle in one book. For a large part of the book, I felt it did not work as a Snow White retelling at all and that only changed - for me - within the last 100 pages. While there were definitely parallels before that, it was just so far from the original. 

Despite the fact that perhaps Bayronn tackled too much in this novel, I did really enjoy it. I loved trying to figure out the mystery along with Eve, and reading about the desperation that drives one to a monster's door, and I also loved the array of characters. Bayron is really good at creating distinct and realistic characters that each have their own unique motivations and morals.

One of my favorite characters was Queen Saana, who watched over Eve beyond the realms of her humanity.

I also have two tiny little qualms that don't really matter in the scheme of things but: