Oh, what can I say about Catherynne Valente? Her writing style is gorgeous, and her books are so incredibly heartwarming I can hardly bear it. I loved The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, and had been looking forward to its sequel from the moment that I read the last page. The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland did not disappoint. I didn't think it was possible to match the charm of the first book in this series, but Valente did so, and added something deeper as well. You see, September is no longer heartless, and it's the way that Valente addressed the growth of this brand new heart that really spoke to me. "This is what comes of having a heart, even a very small and young one. It causes no end of trouble, and that's the truth," says Valente at one point. To have a heart is to open yourself up to hurt and fear, to not always take the easy way out, to find the most compassionate route. The way that Valente handles the topic of growing up is like nothing I've ever seen before. I will again be eagerly awaiting the next of September's adventures.