This is amazing. Epic. I'm going to run out of Frances Hardinge books to read soon and then I'm going to weep for days.

I can't even sum this book up for you. It's... wow.

It takes me a little while to get oriented in one of her books, but it is worth it. I get lost a few times along the way (her mysteries are generally super awesome), but again, so totally worth it.

The heroine in this one is young (12) and every once in a while you're like, "Really? Twelve?" Because she's so grown up and smart but I think Hardinge does a very good job of painting out her character and staying true to her tribe roots, and the kind of life she's lead. Yes, she does and thinks up amazing things. She also makes an incredibly excellent role model for young girls.

Read it. That's all I can muster as I must now go buy the next book of Hardinge's I can find.