To my shame, I have not read Dinsdale's Toymaker. However, was immediately drawn to Paris by Starlight, because of the gorgeous cover and the plot. Magic in Paris. How can you not be hooked by that? To compare it with the work of Gaiman or Morgenstern describes perfectly what awaits you in this book. You have the one and the other side, which mirrors today's society for me. Paris by Starlight is a book of courage, acceptance, and love. I really have not read a book before this, in which reality slights into another in which hope is present. A magnificent work!