Wow, the conflict of a heart that craves two separate lives was so compellingly told in this novella. I'm sure anyone who has felt torn between different life paths would feel seen reading this.
I really enjoyed this being told from a fresh perspective, rather than from the main cast of characters. Obviously, I still adore them, but the change up was nice. 
Also, I was really happy to see that in one of the illustrations there's a background character in a wheelchair. They're not part of the story (are only mentioned in passing in the text), but are just there. Gotta love that representation. Once again, authors take note - more disability rep in background characters please! 
I do think I discovered a new phobia reading this... Feathers growing out of scalps is absolutely horrifying. It is so fundamentally and primally gross to me for some reason. True creep factor every time I think about it.