This was a sweet and fantastical folktale that I enjoyed, but did not blow me away. The writing is lyrical and closely resembles the bedtime stories I heard growing up. The setting for this story is fantastical and magical. It felt like almost anything could happen. The story deals in themes of identity, belonging, and generational stories. All of these themes were charming, but did not impact me as deeply as I wanted them to. That is most definitely just a matter of personal taste. I’m not someone who cares a lot about family which I think presented a barrier to me fully connecting with the story in the way I would have liked to. The characters along with many other elements in the story did not feel like real people, but that is often the case with folktales. I can definitely see how someone else would really love this, but I am just not personally a huge fan of these kinds of stories that don’t feel super grounded in reality. I still enjoyed the experience of reading this overall! It just wasn’t my favorite. I’d definitely still recommend it to anyone interested in checking it out.