And the prince changes too. He starts being a jerkass complaining that no woman will be perfect enough for him but he falls for a Tsundere and lowers his ego big time. XD He even ends up showing his funny side. Both characters progress a lot in a short amount of time and even the parents get personalities (all rare qualities in a fairy tale) See? If it can be done in around 25 pages how come Meyer doesn't do that in 4 books, not even a little bit!

And here's a webpage about him:

http://georgemacdonald.info/

If you really love fantasy give him another try to his books and stories.