Above was a very odd, creepy bit of YA fantasy. At least I hope it was fantasy because did I mention it was odd and creepy? What are the differences between the beasts, the freaks, the homeless, and the mentally ill – and can they find SAFE/sanctuary/home – together? And can they get it back, or create it again (better? differently?) once SAFE is breached? Fascinating. Very, very fascinating plot, characters, prose.
When we started listening to Red Glove, it took a few chapters for me to remember what happened in White Cat and who all of the characters were. Once I settled into the story, I started wondering whether this was a trilogy or a longer series. It IS a trilogy and this might be the best “second book” ever – I sure liked it more than White Cat and now I’m really excited to read Black Heart. Poor Cassle. And what the heck is going to happen to his mother, because that’s one heck of a job she pulled on the Governor…
I put off reading Team Human for a long time because I am not a Justine Labalastier fan. I don’t hate her I just don’t love her and sometimes she makes me grumbly. But it was on the shelf and I wasn’t finding anything else that I thought I could focus on so… Team Human it was.
And it was fantastic.
I loved it. I loved every character. I loved the relationships between the characters. I was tempted to start right back over at the beginning and read again. I hope there’s a sequel. I want to know more about Kit and Mel. I want to know more about Kit’s mom. And how he came to be on that doorstep. (So I want a sequel and a prequel? Or something?) What happens to Toby and the soccer player? Anna and her mom? Francis and Cathy?
Let’s see them all go to college … well not some of the moms. But you know what I mean.
Yep. I did it. I bought a new car. Scary since I love (errr loved?) my grey whaley boy Prius so much.
A little blue, a little red, a lot of blonde.
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The Color of Tea started off really dark and depressing – and slow. That was the worst part, it was so slow that I read a chapter and put it down and each night I considered just stopping and starting something else. If there had been something on the shelf I was dying to read, I’d have done that. But no, I muddled through. And I’m glad I did because about the time Grace decided to get out of bed and build a café was the time it lightened up and moved. Which makes sense.
I loved Café’ Lillian. I loved the women who made their lives there.
I can’t decide how I feel about the end. I knew it was coming – an infertility story that was going to turn into an open adoption story… Grace gave birth to the macaron café and GiGi gave birth to Faith and then they… swapped. That’s how it felt and that’s why I can’t decide whether I liked the ending. Which is pretty much how I feel about adoption in general, I guess.
A few weeks ago, Sassymonkey asked me if I’d read (heard of) the Sally Sin books. I hadn’t but they looked interesting, so I reserved them. TW read the second book and then realized that the other book actually contained two separate books under one cover. Cool – I took book 2 back and picked up Spy Mom a couple of days ago, and could not put it down. Totally fun. I love Sally Sin. I mean Lucy. I hope to goodness that there’s another book coming because I really need another book.
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