A wonderful coming-of-age novel, with the best sort of self-determining female protagonist who doesn't choose to rely on either violence or the male love interest for strength. Thick with eastern European influences and lovely dark fairy tale elements and spells that feel like strange little stories all on their own.
Felt the same kind of thrill I got from Diana Wynne Jones's 'Howl's Moving Castle' and Rachel Hartman's 'Seraphina'.