When it comes to doing a fairy tale retelling, I enjoyed this one better than the first book in the series. While, I know retellings aren't supposed to be exact replicas of the original story, I liked how there were still recognizable elements in this story. It is one of those books that is nice and short, without feeling like it lacking anything or needing more to it. My favorite part was toward the end when one of the characters thinks that getting rid of the bad guy was anticlimactic.