Anila rated it: 
bookshelves: fantasy, galleys, incredibly-good
Read in December, 2009recommended to Anila by: Interesting Reader’s Society
recommends it for: EVERYONE 
I finished this book last night at 11 pm, and immediately sat down to write my reactions down so I wouldn’t forget them in my ARC review. So, here they are, verbatim: 

-Tops HMC- same kind of story, but better. 
-SEQUEL NAO! 
-If this doesn’t make the Top Ten, I will be shocked/angry/astounded 
-Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful romance 
-Would like map, though 
-Can has North for own? 
-SQUEEEEE! 
-PERFECT
-I think I shall buy a zillion copies of this book when it comes out- hardcover- and give them for every occaision to everyone I know. 

Note: HMC is Howl’s Moving Castle, which I adored and read in one sitting. The Top Ten is the Teen’s Top Ten; I got this book through a library teen group which is one of the YALSA nominating groups for this year, and you bet your boots I nominated this one. 

I was bouncing up and down with sheer glee when I finished this. BOUNCING. PHYSICALLY BOUNCING. This has never happened before that I can remember. Spastic flailings during the Crowning Moments of Awesome of my favorite books- sure. But bouncing is unheard of. 

Alexandra Bracken has written the best book I’ve read all year. And I’ve read a lot of books, so that’s no small compliment. The only problem? 
There’s no sequel yet. 
I declare this to be a tragedy, and one which Ms. Bracken should swiftly rectify. (Please? Insert pleading puppy dog eyes here.) 

The back cover says this was written as a birthday gift for a friend. Well, that is one INCREDIBLY LUCKY FRIEND, in my opinion. 

I may not actually give this back to the library group. If no one notices…I could hang on to it until March. But then again, that would be depriving others of the PURE JOY that is reading this book. So I guess I’ll give it up anyways.
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