It's really pretty great (and [personal profile] hamsterwoman, you know the counterexample I was thinking of :P )

LOL, I do! :D

A friend (who really liked SDG and Silver in the Wood) read this book and has some sort of spoilery gripe with it, which so far I've decided not to be spoiled for, so I don't know what it is, but it made me interested to read the book, and your write-up even more so :)