A GORGEOUS retelling of Snow White from the stepmother/queen's perspective, if Snow White had been a vampire (or dark fae, of sorts). Seriously, CANNOT overstate how beautiful this book is! Every single page would have made a beautiful Tarot card. The style is sort of Art Nouveau, where every detail hides a meaning of some sort; and they all flow together like the memories our royal narrator is confessing.
I love that despite the inversion of who's Good and who's Evil in this story, you still see the personality of The Queen we all know shining through: She is still ruthless, covetous, and afraid. I love the world-building/extending too, adding more fair folk than just dwarves; magic abounds in many forms, making this a world where the queen's witchcraft makes sense, and isn't inherently evil.
This book is NSFW, it's got a lot of erotic content and imagery, but I don't think I would call it an erotic novel. Despite the book's sexual content, it's not trying to be sexy. The story, at its core, is about a young, inexperienced, unqualified and paranoid young woman trying to come to grips with a traumatic event, the responsibilities of leadership, and the horrifying, sobering danger that there might be a darker force out there than even she can best. It's universal, and multi-faceted, and the queen's psychology is a fun one to follow and dissect.