" Liir, the Lion, Dorothy, and Rain are all back. Characters from throughout the series make an appearance. As always, I was captivated by Maguire's wonderful use of language, and while I enjoyed the book for the most part, there were areas that I felt were a bit convoluted and difficult to follow. I'm not sure that this book could stand alone without having read the others in the series. Will go back and reread the final chapter or so at some point as I feel as though I missed something somewhere as the ending was less than satisfying. "
— Sharon, 1/24/2014