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A review by lizshayne
Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland
adventurous
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I have SO MUCH SYMPATHY for everyone who spends the book wanting to absolutely deck Avra because absolutely deserves it and it took a while for him to shift to entertainingly infuriating rather than just “oh god this.”
Some of it was waiting for the genre to click and realizing what level of humans humaning we are working on. And some of it was just…Avra realizing he could be less annoying.
Julian, though. Absolutely amazing.
And the perfect absurdity of the very serious plot.
Also I started reading this about one hour after watching the finale of the most recent season of the great British bake off and, wow, is that a good pairing.
Some of it was waiting for the genre to click and realizing what level of humans humaning we are working on. And some of it was just…Avra realizing he could be less annoying.
Julian, though. Absolutely amazing.
And the perfect absurdity of the very serious plot.
Also I started reading this about one hour after watching the finale of the most recent season of the great British bake off and, wow, is that a good pairing.