Yay! Sir Tode was still a cat/horse/guy! I have no idea why I like that so much, but I do. 
 Overall, I very much liked this story! I still adore Peter, he is just a fantastic character. Sophie was super cool as well. I like her "know it all" status because she is a book worm...I know all sorts of useless information due to reading, so it was fun to see a character with the same trait. I even liked the villain in this book, by the end. I didn't so much at first, but once he explained his point of view, i found him to be understandable, if not likable. 
 There was a lot to like about this book, the grown mandrake, the last resort with it's cast of characters...the whole idea of a story guard and that the loss of stories can destroy the world...I really don't have any complaints at all, other than I really wish there were more books in this series. But I pretty much never want a series to end. (It's only been out a year...how do we know there won't be more coming? I can hope!)