I loved the mood of this book. Everyone has their own things to deal with, and they are all mostly just people doing their best. Hetta, the main character, cares a lot for her family even though she doesn't quite feel at home after being away for years. I wish we had seen more of her life before she went back, to get to know her a bit better, but on the other hand starting with the idea of a land-sense was very interesting. The prologue was much more dramatic than the rest of the book, but I kept wanting to read on. There was more mystery than drama, in fact a lot of drama was actively prevented by Hetta, for instance by actually talking about things. I find drama sure to misunderstanding a bit cheap sometimes, so I really appreciated that this book had very little of it. The romantic subplots were interesting without overshadowing the rest of the book, and I like how the playfulness with which Hetta approached romance fit very well with her character.