I didn't quite fall in love with this book in the same manner as the rest of the series. Valente's writing was still as wonderful as always, but the story really felt lacking. The first half where Hawthorn tries to understand the human world and himself was marvelous. But when he gets to Fairyland... it just felt like a completely different novel. I wish I could have seen Hawthorn fall in love with Fairyland instead of just accepting that he wanted to stay. Everything felt rushed and made little sense. I have to agree with the other reviews that this book really needed about 50-100 more pages to make the story truly special. Perhaps the fifth Fairyland novel will feel like the second half that this book needed.