"If things went my way, I would be working at a renaissance fair as a falconer. I wouldn't have to worry about climbing career ladders or getting promotions, because falconry's not like that. Either you're a falconer or you're not. Either the birds come back to you or they fly away." Despite all t...
In the book A Wrinkle in Time, it says that time is like a big old rumpled blanket. What I’d like is to be caught in one of those wrinkles. Tucked away. Hidden in a small tight fold. In Tell the Wolves I'm Home we meet June and Greta, sisters who have lost the close relationship that they had growin...
Reading this book was like beating your heart bloody with a mallet and then trying to rearrange the mangled pieces. I'd write a proper review tomorrow when I hope, I wouldn't be a snivelling mess.
There were a few missteps, but overall a strong debut. The depth of June's grief felt authentic and earned and I really enjoyed the revelation of Toby's character. I thought Brunt's portrayal of the conflict between the sisters felt right, but I'm not sure I buy all the reasons for it. But then, ado...
This was a sad story about a 14-year old girl named June who felt unloved and invisible to others except to her uncle Finn. Finn is the only person who she feels understands her and doesn't make her feel awkward and stupid. The story takes place in the late 80's when the AIDS epidemic becomes know...
The transition between page 5 and 6 – that’s how far I got before the first teardrop threatened to roll down my cheek. I mean, you’re obviously bound to cry at one point when you’re reading something that deals with themes of death and grief but that’s a record, even for a book bawler like me. I bel...
This book just opens up my heart. It opened up my heart and poured itself in, a combination of magic and memory mixed into the most perfect concoction of semisolid cement filling that molded vessel.June is a lonely, introspective, imaginative girl. She loves her uncle Finn, who is dying of AIDS an...
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