I have a real soft spot for backwoods rural fantasy like this. The settings are as distant to me as a far off planet, but the hints of the here and now make the magic that much more mysterious and wondrous. Spotswood understands the tropes of the genre, and he uses a delicate touch to make them his own. This story is tender, funny, and original. Like all lively works of fantasy, Spotswood has created a world here, and especially, two characters, that could live on in a thousand different tales. I hope the sisters travel down to us again.
I have a real soft spot for backwoods rural fantasy like this. The settings are as distant to me as a far off planet, but the hints of the here and now make the magic that much more mysterious and wondrous. Spotswood understands the tropes of the genre, and he uses a delicate touch to make them his own. This story is tender, funny, and original. Like all lively works of fantasy, Spotswood has created a world here, and especially, two characters, that could live on in a thousand different tales. I hope the sisters travel down to us again.