Solidly told story, with some vivid imagery and characters as well as some important themes including finding and being yourself (and being content with it), love, hope, and courage. Some pacing issues and the "other world" could have been fleshed out more, the climax came too sudden and was over too fast and easily, and I felt that the conclusion tackled a whole different issue than what was the actual one, but oh well. Nice, quick and easy fairytale-like read, suited in its chilly and at times scary atmosphere to cold and dark winter's nights (or Halloween).
