4 months ago Xav said:

13:

This scene with the Chief of Police etc is just... incredible. I need to catch up on this. The way you're characterizing Lorabeth, Hedda, and Petro is insanely good, and your imagery oozes whimsy and ... ugh.

This novel kind of reminds me of The Mysterious Benedict Society, in the best way.

Please never stop writing.

PS- I love your names. Headmistress Holcomn? Good stuff.

4 months ago Lydia Albano said:

Oh dear, I am so completely head-over-heels in love with this book. And I'm almost glad I haven't read it until now because that means less time spent waiting for you to pick it up again. Oh man. It's incredible.

I love Petro so much, and discovering Hedda's...peculiarity was perfectly surprising and fitting and sad. I'm very jealous of your imagination. ;) I'm intrigued and more than a little excited for the introduction of this Caith fellow, and can't wait to see his character and certain skills play their part.

I can't wait for more!

4 months ago Caity White said:

The way you write is like I can see and hear the story unfolding like one of my own thoughts. It is simple amazing, I am so addicted -- almost done reading it and it makes me sad. Lorabeth is spunky and such a great character! And Petro...he's intriguing as well as Hedda. Bravo (:

4 months ago Lydia Albano said:

Ahhhh this is so amazing Kim. I know that's such a very generic comment, but I really mean it. You've sucked me into a world that is all its own; I've never read anything like this before. It's truly magical, and whimsical and...I don't know. Tantalizing. I'm only half-way through, but I have a migraine today and have already proved myself to be an idiot by staring at this screen as long as I have. I think I need to sleep. But I want to finish this NOW! I absolutely adore Petro (I cheated and saw on pinterest that he's inspired by Eddie Redmayne and gracious, my heart was his). I think he's lovely (especially the way he cuts her name in half all the time and she hates it). Lorabeth is WONDERFUL! I am in love with her as well- her love for bees and her loyalty and I'm so grateful she's a wary heroine. Stupid heroines drive me mad. Hedda is so intriguing as well, and I want more of Lorabeth's background and her family and the circus world that I know I have to look forward to. Man oh man. Okay, I should get away from this screen. I'm in love though. I shall return as soon as possible. ;) (And just for the record, my reading experience has been improved by the Brothers Bloom and Finding Neverland soundtracks, and their whimsical style. It's a great way to read.) ;)