Thank you Random House Publishing & NetGalley for sending me this ARC in exchange for an honest review!
The beginning of this book had me so excited. I was expecting an epic fantasy world with whimsical and magical fairytale vibes. Once you actually get to the fairytale part, the story falls flat. Others described it as more telling than showing, and I agree with that completely. It didn’t feel like there was much world building, you’re just kind of thrown into the world and told random bits of info. The romance also felt super random, and the climax of the story felt pretty anticlimactic. It wasn’t a terrible book by any means, but I probably won’t think about it again.