Rose-Anne

Nice story that kept me coming back to see how the obvious twists were going to come together. I'm not one of those readers who thinks every read has to be incredibly deep and completely unpredictable. To me it felt deeper than a beach read or a cozy mystery, but still light enough to be a feel good read.

Plus, it has a sentient animal. I'm a big sucker for a perfectly charming sentient animal.

My second: "Wow. What did I just read?!" book in a row. This is weird, so be prepared for that. I found it to be quite a page turner though, and quite thought provoking. It takes the social consciousness that seems to be budding in our rethinking of zoos and religion to an extreme, but that's why it makes you think so much. It's definitely a good read if you can open your mind and just accept the weirdness, which you should. I would like it to continue so I can see how this new world plays out.

I really liked this book and I think I'll probably put more from the author on my TBR list. I'm a mid 70s baby but I could still relate to a lot of the main characters childhood (late 60s) and it was nostalgiac in a nice way. There were a lot of different characters in this book, but it was easy to follow and they were mostly lovable.

There was some abuse and homophobia portrayed realistically, but the book showed how the abuse wasn't acceptable and the negative effects it could have. The queer characters and their relationships were shown in a positive light. Nothing was too graphic or dwelled on for too long.

Overall, it was an interesting story that was well worth the read. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants a little break from heavier reading but isn't into total fluff books.

Brandon never fails to write a good story. For such a quick, page turning read it packed a lot in.

Charming little book about the importance of human connection, kindness, empathy. Often, we are stubborn about letting others know we don't have it all together. Does anyone ever truly have it all together though? In my experience, once you open up even a little, it's surprising how compassionate and helpful fellow humans become. This book is about that.

A few of the scenarios might be a bit unrealistic, but that's okay in a book like this. I encourage you to read it and be inspired to either reach out to, or check in on, your fellow human beings just a little more often. We should be there for each other.

Charming little book about the importance of human connection, kindness, empathy. Often, we are stubborn about letting others know we don't have it all together. Does anyone ever truly have it all together though? In my experience, once you open up even a little, it's surprising how compassionate and helpful fellow humans become. This book is about that.

A few of the scenarios might be a bit unrealistic, but that's okay in a book like this. I encourage you to read it and be inspired to either reach out to, or check in on, your fellow human beings just a little more often. We should be there for each other.

This was a very different read for me since I don't usually do a lot of folklore but the premise intrigued me. 

While I was reading it (which took a while due to life circumstances) sometimes I was really enjoying it and sometimes it was more challenging (but that also may have been due to the life circumstances, I'm not sure).

Overall though, I'd say it was a worthwhile read. It was entertaining, and I am very interested by the concept of genetic memory so I really liked that aspect of it.