I loved this book! I liked it even better than the first book in the series, "The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making." I enjoy the author's writing style which is rich, detailed, playful, and always a little nostalgic. What I love the most about this series are the many references to European fairytales, Celtic folklore, and Ancient Mythology. Some are very tongue-in-cheek, such as the chapter titled "Goblin Economicks", in which September stumbles into a market run by a goblin. A fun chapter if you're familiar with the poem "Goblin Market" by Christina Rossetti. I feel as though Valente must have been watching a lot of the movie "Labyrinth" before she wrote this book! Anyone who is a fan of "The Wizard of Oz", "Alice in Wonderland", "The Chronicles of Narnia", "The Spiderwick Chronicles", or "Peter Pan" will enjoy this series.