My first thought after finishing VASSA IN THE NIGHT was that it was delightfully weird! It's definitely a quirky book, and you should go into it expecting to not have things explained very fully, but I really enjoyed it! The writing was wonderful, and it constantly kept me guessing! Vassa was pretty aloof, but I liked that she was definitely always ready to embrace the strange things going on around her, and Erg...Erg was very, very interesting. I'm not very familiar with the Vassilissa the Beautiful folktale. I started off just knowing the very basics, but VASSA IN THE NIGHT has me very intrigued and I think I'll have to look into the folktale a bit more! Overall, I really enjoyed it! It was a bit confusing at times, but the writing really swept me away and I couldn't put it down! I recommend this to anyone who loves beautiful writing with zany and mysterious plotlines. :) 
 Full review to come!