The author had a strong message which was clear throughout the book however it left the characters flat. It took cue as “my mother” to understand which point of view we were reading. It also took about two third of the book to finally ‘start’ the story and I do love a slow pace however the world was not filled enough to entertain the reader during the slow pace. 
It is a three stars for me, with an addition of 0,25 for the fairy tale ending.

I did appreciate the content warnings at the beginning of the book.