Lewis Carroll could not have done better with lovely, lyrical names for plants and animals that flow trippingly upon the tongue throughout this book. This prose writer uses poet-language in every made-up word, like munshmins, pipberries, Tiragarrow, and Hrathgar (nod to Beowulf?). I'm not a natural fan of YA fantasy, but this gem had me hooked from page one to the finish. I love the idea of the young fairy girl's "puberty" in which she waits for her life's calling to be revealed. I also love the dark, scary moments that balance out the idyllic White Forest. I'm looking forward to reading Book Two! My niece is a big fan of Brigitta and I'll be sending her book two as soon as it's out.