
Everything is so vivid & atmospheric, w/some of the most beautiful writing. She has made me feel so connected to this world she has created, that I so wish I could go there & see all the wonders of it, & meet these amazing characters. With all its living parts, including the moving iron. Nagspeake has become a character in itself. You feel as if you know each & every 1 of the characters she writes. As usual, each character is so different & identifiable to the next. There are hints & clues throughout this book where you try to piece together each persons story or secret to get to the bigger picture. This book is based off the book Milo reads in Greenglass House. This book is another puzzle within that puzzle. It was so nice to see all of that again in this-familiar tidbits & characters from other books that I miss & think of often.Her writing is like a gigantic puzzle & each book is many of the pieces to that puzzle. I love how all of her books are connected in some way, & you find little hints, clues, & familiarity in all of them that link them. She has such a talent for telling a story, weaving together the amazing world & all her characters.

Just when I think Kate Milford can’t get any better, she blows me away w/every new book of hers I read.
