Characters: 7, the character of David was outstanding- relatable, realistic, but I still wanted him to succeed. The secondary characters were less developed but still on the complex side. Given this is written like a fairytale, and includes some very grimdark stuff, I didn’t feel like the lack of complete secondary character development in any way subtracted from the story. That isn’t to say there’s no development there- both the Woodsman and the Knight, for example, have unspoken but suspected motivations behind their help, and some of the villains appear to be acting against their will or in short-sighted ways. […]