First off, I have to say that I deeply enjoyed this book. If not for some health issues I probably would've flew through it much faster than I did. Even given those issues I still found it hard to put down and not devour even when so exhausted I could barely hold my eyes open. I recommend this book for so many reasons. One obvious reason being that it is written by the brilliant Neil Gaiman whose books I've found are vastly enjoyable the more I read his works. Another being that, even as an adult, it left me wide-eyed and filled with awe at point. There were parts where I laughed, parts where I wished I could've been in this world on such adventures, parts where I wanted to hold the characters or protect them, and more.

Second off, if you have seen the movie prior to reading the book a bit of advice: do not go into it with the movie in mind. There are always going to be differences between a movie/TV series and a book. That is just how the dice rolls. In this case, aside from a few parts of the tale itself and the main goal of the story, this book is completely different from the movie. It has not made me dislike the book any, or disappointed me in it, as I said above that I loved it. Neither did it make me dislike the movie as I recognize things such as budget and time constraints, and alterations that need be made as sometimes written storytelling does not translate well to visual storytelling. I think they did it justice though part of me wishes they had not changed so much for some of it could've went without being altered as in any case of a book to movie/TV situation.

Other than that all I can say is that if you enjoy fairy tales, myths, wonder, magic, love, adventure, and more? Pick up this book. Read it. It's wonderful.