I tried reading this in print first, but I was struggling to get into it. I switched to audio and had a more enjoyable time. Despite the obvious Red Riding Hood references, this read much more like a Beauty and the Beast retelling. Extremely similar to Where the Dark Stands Still, which was also kind of meh for me, but I did like this better. The slow burn romance in the woods was a fun time, and the side plot set back in the city was interesting enough to keep me going. I particularly struggled with the narrator’s voice for our MMC; it just did not fit with the image I had in my head!