I certainly enjoyed the fantastical nature of this book - the main character has the ability to 'taste' the emotions of the person who cooked her food. However, it didn't seem to delve deep enough into a lot of the WHY. WHY was her mother so sad?? We come to find that othe members of her family have 'talents' when the story is nearly over, and I wish we could have learned more of their stories and the enigma that was her grandmother. It was beautifully written and I certainly felt the sadness of this character's burdens. But, I dunno, I felt like I wanted more from this book...