A beautifully written story about a girl, a curse, and a small, mysterious town.

Each character felt like a fully realized person, with the exception of the mother who I thought was horrible from start to finish, but accept that she was written to appear nice but secretive and I just found her awful. Twig's friendships felt natural in the way of childhood and the town was crafted in such a way that I could believe they would accept magic. Hoffman did a great job of adding in quick sentences of foreshadowing that would tug you along from page to page.

Would recommend to anyone looking for the kind of story that felt magical as a child.