This was a truly sweet story of a girl trying to save the land she loves and finding herself in the process. I'd been seeing it around here and there for a while, but it wasn't until I read the Mundie Moms' comment about that bit where she's helping him with the armor and ... he.... umm.... yeah ;) that I made a decision to sit down and read it. I'm glad I did. Brightly Woven is peopled with strong, relatable characters throughout, and while it is a fantasy story, the scrapes and escapades Syd and her motely bunch find themselves in are still completely plausible and alive and exciting. 
 I think I heard something about a book called Black is the Color by Alexandra Bracken? Not quite sure how reliable that is, but might it be a sequel? Oooohh. :))