3.5 stars
In David Leviathan's every day a sixteen year old is forced into a different body each day leaving little room for attachment. Until the day he becomes Justin and falls in love with Justin's long suffering girlfriend Rhiannon. This book is the exact same story except told from Rhiannon's perspective. I think everyone knew (or was) a Rhiannon in high school. The girl who has been dating the troubled boy for so long that she loses her own identity and becomes part of the scenery. It was interesting to watch as something finally happens to her to shake her out of her own monotony. I also liked how she had to grapple with A's changing persona and how she wasn't sure she could love just any old "body" regardless of the soul inside. I will say that I read every day directly before this one and thought much of it needlessly repetitive and found myself skimming quite a bit of dialogue. Regardless of the repetitiveness, this is an interesting take on identity and I will most definitely pick up further books in this series. I received an EGalley of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
Pub. Date - Sept 1, 2015
4.5 stars
When Veronica's loses the second of her two elderly guardians to a long disease, she is suddenly all alone in the world... and that suits her just fine. She is spunky, sassy, smart and loves nothing more then adventure. She plans to travel the globe finding rare butterfly specimens while have exotic love affairs. Veronica doesn't get far before she realizes that there are deep secrets that people would kill to keep buried and she is in the middle of it all. With the help of the mysterious and rugged Mr. Stoker, she uses her rational brain and spotless intuition to outwit the bad guys create a new place for herself in the world. Set in Victorian England, this book is witty, fun and full of adventure. There is also a wonderful burgeoning romance that I can't wait to follow in future books (as this seems to be a series). I received this book from Penguin's First to Read Program in exchange for an honest review.
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