I was all excited when I seen this book considering how much I have enjoyed Patrick's other works, though I must say I wasn't prepared for the story I got, or perhaps, I wasn't right with the world and the reading help to set me right. The story first appears as if it is a childrens story but in reality it is childlike and considering Auri it fits her very well. It took me some time to settle in to her skin, but Auri is gentle and she knows the right way in life, and before long I was happy, trudging along with her in her adventures. Getting to see this side of Auri was pleasurable in the extreme. She is like a tough nut that takes forever to crack, and with each crack we get a glimmer of her past life, slight glimpses, tiny truths, but nothing more. She is a mystery, a sweetness, with just a touch of bitterness, for you know she has suffered something terrible, but the knowing taints her not. She is perfect, a little Fae, and right with the world.