Books like An Exchange of Gifts

While not McCaffrey at her very best, this novella was still quite good. This whimiscal story has the feel of a fairy tale, though without a wicked step-mother, big bad wolves or a fairy godmother. I found the simplicity of the story for me made it work better than if it had more complexity. It was light-hearted, humorous at times and an enjoyable read. There were parts of it that reminded me in a very good way of "The Princess Bride". All in all I think the author managed to pack a lot of "punch" into a short 44 pages!