A fun little story with a surprisingly dark turn at the end. The characters were engaging and likeable, the world building as sound as ever, and here is a rare person who gets veterinarians right (it's not all ickle bunnies with thorns stuck in their paws). I always like Ursula Vernon's stories and the realistic, thought-through worlds that she puts her characters in. She also dependably gets nature and animals right. I liked this. I will read anything that Ursula writes. Anything she writes is a good read. That being said, I felt like the book ended too soon or something was missing somehow. Like when I finish a painting and stare at it for a while feeling like I shouldn't be done, if that makes any sense. So, yea, loved the main character, loved all of the goblins and always loved Sings to Trees. Good stuff.