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It would not be overstating things to say this book was a joy to read. I adored every minute with it, so much so that I had to dole it out to myself in nibbles because I just didn't want it to end. It's one of those books I love too much to write any kind of review of, so I'll just try to sensibly state what spoke to me about it.

Martha Lessen. A great, big-boned, awkward girl of a character, and I loved her. I loved her quiet confidence with the horses, I loved her insecurity with the bipedal world, I loved her growth through the story, and I loved her authentic concern for the people she did interact with.

The horses. They are like people, but better, and Martha gets that.

The writing. The evocation of the land, the West, the era, the smell of the leather and the horse sweat and the pines. It's like someone took all my favorite things in the world and smashed them into a book together just for me. I want to put all my other books on hold right now and read everything that Molly Gloss has written.