Hey guys. I really didn't like Wintersong, but I did very much like this. 
 Seeing as many have been comparing the two, I thought I'd join the party. Honestly, I really think it comes down to a few basic points: 
 - If YA is your thing, you will prefer Wintersong. 
 - If you want to read a Labyrinth fanfic, you will prefer Wintersong. 
 - If you are in your 20s and not into YA, you will prefer The Goblins of Bellwater. 
 - If you like a slightly darker story, I think you will prefer Goblins. 
 - If you are into more believable/kind of true to life romances and sex scenes, Goblins takes the trophy. 
 The Goblins of Bellwether follows a group of twenty-somethings in a small town in Washington. There's Livy, the eldest and an avid protector of the environment; Skye, her sister, who is enchanted by goblins; Kit, their neighbour, who is the liaison between goblin and human and keeps them sated with gifts of gold; and Grady, Kit's cousin. 
 The story begins when Skye wanders off the beaten path and is accosted by the local goblins, who promptly curse her with a future fate of transforming into one of them. Grady gets tangled up in the whole messy business when Skye kisses him in the woods, and Kit and Livy find out soon after. Together, they try to break the curse. 
 The writing was very atmospheric and I was immediately drawn into the depiction of a small town where everyone knew each other. It seemed familiar to me, almost, and the descriptions of town life as well as the nature surrounding it were well done. The goblins were fun, maniacal characters that were as cruel and malicious as I think goblins would rightly be, which was effective and made for a great sense of jeopardy in the second half of the novel. 
 Contradictory to some other readers, I really enjoyed the depictions of romance and relationships in this novel. For me, the characters were all the right ages. They seemed fairly settled but still a little unsure of their futures, they approached sex casually, and they were sometimes immature. Does that not sound like a twenty something? Yes, it bloody does! There are two pairings in this novel, one of which is a slow, casual, realistic (I thought) adult relationship, and one of which is a little more on the insta-love side of things, but is wracked with some young adult angst. I almost always DESPISE insta-love, but perhaps because of the likeable, relatable characters, or perhaps because of the magical enchantment upon them, I was super un-offended. 
 As well as all this, the pace is good, the story is fun and weird and the wrap up is entirely satisfying. It's an exciting, magical and reasonably short novel that hit just the right spot.