Beautiful writing. Neither fancy or flowery, it's lyrical. It made me feel things, evoking a sense of wonder. It made me curious and I felt like I wanted to know more about the story. The great thing though is that the writing made me feel like someone was actually reading or telling me a story. The downside is the differing topics on the same page, topics going into different topics (sort of like an essay). The first few paragraphs didn't feel like it flowed (imo). Otherwise, I thought this was a pretty good book!