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The dog is the best character.

It's hard to have a strong opinion on this because to me there was . . . nothing . . . there? Maddy has some characterization but it's so one-sided and holey that she was hard for me to connect and empathize with. The entirety of her relationship with this fey is written so bloody vaguely if you didn't read between the lines you would think they just took a few walks, he talked about plants, and she sat next to him mostly feeling awkward. He barely gets any actual page-time in the book. This leaves you bewildered as to why her family is worried, and why she is so incredibly distraught when she stops seeing him.

And it ends, so quickly, as she is back with her fiancé who we have barely met.

Big flashing disclaimer, I have zero knowledge of McKinley's world of Damar and I might be able to appreciate this little short story if I did.

A few of the illustrations (most notably, the night scenes at the beginning) are lovely and I applaud the use of illustrations in YA+ fiction.