Terry Pratchett seamlessly traverses the humorous and heartfelt in this book. It's a lovely coming-of-age story with pacing that never leaves you wondering when something exciting is going to happen next. While Tiffany Aching doesn't particularly read as a 9-year-old girl, her character is so sassy and enjoyable to behold that it's hard to be bothered by her rather adult attitude.

Pratchett espouses on the responsibility we have towards our community and our families, no matter how dumb or difficult they may be, and left me thinking about how we could all stand to embrace our inner witch a little more.