I’m still leaning toward lighter fare these days. When I stop to
read, I want to escape with a capital E. My first choice was Book 1 of the Remnant Chronicles by Mary E. Pearson. I think this would be
classified as a YA Fantasy series. I learned about it from a blog post in Miss
Snark’s First Victim. Love this blog. It’s for aspiring MG and YA
writers and has fostered a great community.
Book 1 is well-written and
is an adventure story with a runaway princess an assassin who is also a love
interest (!) and an errant prince. It’s not as fluffy as I make it sound. There
are enough daggers,death, secrets and mystery to satisfy most any reader. I
will probably read Book 2 which is a good sign.
My next escape was in Jenny Colgan’s Little Beach Street Bakery. This was recommended to me as good,
light, escapist literature and it did not disappoint. Colgan’s work is
described as romantic comedy fiction although I believe she is dipping a toe
into Sci-Fi in her next book. This definitely falls into the former category
and does so very well. The characters are interesting and well-drawn and the
setting on an island off the Cornish coast is lovely. Colgan has a funny, dry
sense of humor which is refreshing. One problem is the occasional, random
change of point of view. I’m not sure this is a problem in her later works
since I have only read the one. I can’t be the first person to notice it.
Still, this is not War and Peace and it’s not meant to be. I liked it. Great
vacation read.
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