Reading this book felt like returning to the days when I was hearing stories of fairytales for the first time. This is probably one of the best stories I have read in a long time. The writing was beautiful. The plot was interesting and engaging. The characters were well formed. 
 This story follows a girl who is chosen by the Dragon (a wizard, not a dragon) to assist him for 10 years. I was expecting a story that had insta-love and an instance of girl who ends up being the special savior of everyone. While there were elements that fell into these tropes, I was pleasantly surprised at the direction that the story took and how interesting the antagonist ended up being. 
 I guess I would just say that this book was a pleasant surprise. It was exactly what I was looking for and I hope to see similar stories from the author in the future.