Stardust was something I was dying to read once I saw the previews for the movie (which I have yet to see). It ended up being as enjoyable as predicted - I had qualms about the book as I'd heard it described as "a storybook with pictures" but my copy was pictureless and the old-fashioned English style used in the writing was a wonderful surprise. It was a little dark at times but the book never seemed to take those moments seriously. I was highly astounded/flabbergasted at the scene where Tristran was conceived, however. The event itself was no surprise - but the detailing bordered on trashy romance novel - not at all what one would expect from a book kept in the YA section of the library! It bothered me enough that I mentioned it to the librarian but she argued that it was in the section indicated by the Library of Congress or something.