This is a bit more fantasy-y than is my usual cup of tea. I did immediately connect with Lena and her Rogue-from-X-men-like tragedy, but I got a little in the weeds with the worldbuilding stuff personally. BUT I know a lot of readers look for that. I also enjoyed the rush of feelings connected with learning the workaround to Lena's no-touch curse and I liked that she was able to separate out "love" from "finally able to have sex without killing anyone" and I think that distinction is good to make and that teen readers will connect with those big horny emotions, and it's nice to have bi representation in this kind of fantasy story. That said, I didn't like...fully buy in to either romantic option? But I suppose it is a fairy tale retelling so some level of love at first-ish sight is to be expected.

Anyway, not toootally my cup of tea but definitely something I could see being beloved by the right reader.