Ash

So, I liked it. I can second all the poor reviews that rag on the lack of passion/conflict though. The whole thing seemed kind of dark and ethereal to me, like you're watching her through a sheer fabric, so you get what's physically happening but not quite as much of the motivation comes through. It's still beautiful though, and the story is sweet. I liked all the fairy stories that the characters told each other better than Ash and Sidhean's, because I couldn't tell what either of them were doing with each other.
I liked that the hunt is always traditionally run by women, and that being queer is apparently a non-issue in this world. Though Ash and the Huntress didn't have a courtship per se, at least not one that was described in much detail, I thought that Ash's feelings came through pretty well. The Huntress seemed sufficiently charming.

To all the “it's not homophobic to not like a book” reviewers: “Ew, Cinderella is a lesbian”, “I love re-tellings of fairy tales but Cinderella is not allowed to be gay”, “I WOULD NEVER HAD READ THIS BOOK IF I KNEW IT CONTAINED HOMOSEXUALITY”, “not enough man love”, “I thought this would be great for my teen but there's GAY IN IT don't give it to your teens!”, etc....it's not cool to think that gay people/being gay is gross, re-tellings are allowed to be whatever they want and I promise that none of them negate any of the others, there is enough hetero courtship in every other fairy tale (and non-fairy tale) ever told in the history of the world so it's not like you have to go far, your teen is using the internet and already knows allllll about teh gayz.