As dark as this book seems to be, it was very lighthearted for the most part. I loved reading about Ursa and Jo’s adventures into the forest as well as the budding romance between Gabe and Jo. It was beautifully written and the plot was well thought out as well. My favorite part, as per usual if you’ve read more of my reviews, is the characters. I don’t know what it is, but if the characters suck and your plot is the best plot that anyone has ever written, I will still not like the book. That’s why this book is so great because it’s lighthearted with beautiful characters and a wonderful plot.

Spoilers ahead.

So, I can’t lie, Ursa was beginning to convince me that she was from another planet. I knew, of course, that given the direction of the book, there was no way that it was going to turn supernatural, but I still found myself believing it regardless.

The only thing that I really didn’t like about this book is that everything wrapped up into a neat little bow with not a kink to be had. It felt so unrealistic to me and untrue to the story. I would have preferred if Tabby had adopted Ursa or even Gabe’s biological dad or his sister. It felt so incredibly unlikely that either Gabe or Jo would ever get custody of Ursa after everything that had happened even if they did have the best intentions.

Overall, though, I found this book beautiful and entertaining and still somehow being lighthearted and not too explicit when it came to romantic scenes. I felt that there were a lot of lessons throughout the book that weren’t thrown in your face, but rather subtly insinuated, which I always appreciate.

Source: Personal copy