I am still not quite understanding all of the religious themes and the connection between “God” and the Family Spirits. It really feels like a hodgepodge of Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” and Diana Wynne Jones’ “Howl’s Moving Castle”.

However, this series really is so fun to read and this world is so intriguing. I can really see these books becoming Studio Ghibli movies, they would be so lovely.