Fantasy Elements

Everybody who read this novel liked it for some reason or other. It could be that it had some elements that others lacked and it could be that it simply examined the holes in some elements that other works of fiction held.
I know if you liked this novel their must be something in this story that drew you. I read a comment about this being a fresh of breath air or something similar to that, so what is it that you found tiring in other works that you didn’t find here. Really just type about things you liked and things you disliked about this work and other books.