Uprooted

I finished this two weeks ago. 28 pages one day, and then the rest of the 400 pages the next! I was totally hooked, and while I'd heard high praise for it, I had no idea what a gem this was. It was refreshing to read a fantasy that wasn't jumping on the "grimdark" tradition, but had enough darkness to keep me sweet. It was a very refreshing take on the ol' fairy tale genre, and the whole story felt like climbing into a worn armchair in front of crackling fire, cat in lap. Oh, and no one warned me about the more steamy scenes - those were well-written, but completely unexpected.