This book started out really rocky for me. So rocky, in fact, that I almost put it down. The opening chapters are kind of hard to swallow. I am supposed to believe that this girl named Vassar Spore (Really?!) is this ridiculous caricature of an overachiever and her parents encourage this behavior to...
I liked the cover of this book enough that I bought it on my last trip to Powell's. My level of engagement went precipitously downhill once I opened said cover. Tissue-thin plot, characters I didn't like, and writing I found difficult going overwhelmed the nicely done travel bits. The big mystery at...
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