I love books that fall directly into my favorite genre, and this one seemed to fit the bill. I was immediately drawn into this book, and I loved how there were fairytale characters, but in a more twisted way. And, speaking of twisted, this book is also very dark, so beware if you don’t like them. I was impressed at how well-written this was, but I did think the plot did meander a bit with scenes that didn’t have much of a point to them. I can’t say much about this as I don’t want to spoil anything. It wasn’t bad, it’s just like why did so and so kidnap so and so, and then just let them go without really any reason. However, this series does have a lot of potential even with that issue. If you like dark, unique, and twisted UF, definitely give this a try. Recommend. I was provided a complimentary copy which I voluntarily reviewed.

Adult dark fantasy, police, gumshoe mayhem. A fairytale where they all live happily afterwards this is not. Fairytale characters have never been written as this corrupted before. Even the, meant to be a little good, main characters. Jack, magic bean drug addict, turn a blind eye to corruption, let me wallow in a shot glass, and Goldilocks, assassin to the core, shoot and don’t ask questions later. The rest, bar a few, are no better than self-serving gangsters. Jack may have killed the giant, but he now has a long way to climb out of the gutter, and Goldilocks isn’t interested in a nice filling breakfast of porridge. Nope, she wants nothing more than to carve out the guts of Papa bear. You get the idea? Fable, yes; noir, yes. The title is spot on! Thank you to Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op and NetGalley for the ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.