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But Eve’s writing is transporting and creates a believable relationship through dialogue between the two. I really recommend reading this, and keeping in mind my personal opinions about certain areas do not detract from this writers incredible talent! This is VERY on trend with a lot of beautiful books currently, walking a tightrope to add to the anticipation and the burn 🔥
Jolina Petersheim showed that she truly has a marvelous talent to paint a full picture. I’m looking forward to reading anything else that she writes. As the heat of social oppression bakes Lewis’s guilt and anger into a hardened crust, he repels all but his childhood friend Kit Carmichael (Jessica Barden), herself burdened with a stern, violent father (Nathaniel Parker, moving nicely onto the next phase of his career). The wordless scene where Kit starts her period and struggles with the ungainly sanitary belt says everything about her isolation. Every character uses a tenth of the words another writer might employ, because it’s all there. No need for prodding and over-talking. The tone set by Iain Softley’s beautifully restrained direction and the careful use of music creates a real feeling of loss from the start, just as in the book, but he somehow avoids all hammy visual foreshadowing and narrative signposting, so often used to gee a plot along. Narratively there’s not a hint of “This boy went on a picnic with his mother and you won’t believe how it ended.”A tragic account of the devastating effects of parental abuse and the redemptive power of true love’ Guardian
Nothing was left to the imagination. There were bright neon signs all over saying, 'This is what's happening next,' and after it happened there was another neon sign that said, 'Wasn't that great?' There were a few areas where I would have liked to see more time spent on unraveling current plots and complexities of the characters as opposed to creating more drama, but I wouldn’t change that given we were able to see so many dynamics between Kate and Fabian that really fleshed out their connection and commitment given the short period of time it cumulated. I'm so excited to finally read more about Fabian! I've been intrigued by him since "The Refusal” and I'm glad "The Outcast” reveals more about Fabian and the way he is motivated by his past. I wasn't sure how I'd feel about Kate when we were first introduced to her because she seemed a bit unsure of herself as a doctor. I'm glad that she eventually found her footing, which is especially important seeing as an emergency room doctor.So this book is my dreams come true. Beeing such a tender lover, I think I just read the longest slow burn in a book, he got under my skin. Two years after the first one messed me up with his bullshit, here’s another one: lying in front of me in the ER, unconscious. The last one chewed me up and spat me out, so I’m not going anywhere with this one. Unlike last time, I know exactly what I’m dealing with. I’m older. Wiser. Moving on. I love this dear first book of the Brotherband Chronicles. It’s a coming of age book, but also a book written with an adult audience in mind as well, as many of the side and supporting characters are adults whose outlooks we get a glimpse into with Flanagan’s omniscient style of writing. Eve is a fantastic author and her characters are every bit as amazing as she is. My only complaint is that she has created characters in these books that I wish were real💙. What I would give to be part of this friendship group, oh my! As low as life may seem in the clutches of Necromunda's gangs, there's always a lower rung to which unfortunate souls can fall. These outcasts, hated and spurned by the 'respectable' denizens of the underhive, gather together to form gangs of their own – be it for greed, ambition, or simply safety. [1] Description