Uprooted

Honestly my thoughts on the book swing both ways.

1) there's at the very least 9 parts to the book, so it's tedious. In spite of this, i think each part was fleshed out very well, so this might be a book that would benefit from you taking breaks from or it might feel neverending
2) there's a lot of descriptors, and I can't remember a million descriptors, so I just had to brush over them. essentially, there was a lot of brushing over to do
3) the descriptors were also the best part of the book, cause I've never felt magic as wonderfully as I did in this book
4) Kasia and the protagonist's relationship was wonderful and unwavering, and it's not often you come across a book describing the intense love you might feel for your friends
5) for that same reason, the relationship between the protagonist and her love interest is uninteresting as it doesn't compare to her adoration for Kasia
6) the protagonist's age is astonishing when you place her into the book, but it is a fantasy novel, so anything works I suppose (the princess and the frog and beauty and the beast are works of bestiality, no?)
7) you might go into it thinking it's a book for kids, but it absolutely not a book for kids. it has some intense moments.
8) i was recommitted this book as one with a strong, female protagonist and I'm 65% with you on this. Being clumsy or disliking gowns does not necessarily make you a strong, female protagonist but she was wonderfully brave and incredibly stupid, so she might be one I guess
9) We don't really get an answer as to what the heck happened during her naming ceremony

It was fantastical, so give it a go