Age: 14
Title: Other
Author: Karen Kincy
Publisher: Flux
Pub Date: July 2010
Galley: Yes
Nominate for Teens’ Top 10: Yes
Annotation: Gwen Williams lives a normal life in Washington, except for when she gives in to her Pooka side, and shape-shifts into animals. When Others like her start being murdered, and the police aren't doing anything, it's up to Gwen and her fox-spirit friend to stop the serial killer.
Recommend: Yes
Convince us to read the book: Other is an amazing blend of fantasy and murder mystery. Set in Washington, I love the variety of unusual creatures – kitsune, pooka, dryad, and leprechaun! The more used creatures (vampires and werewolves) aren't cliche in the least. The whole alternate history, where Others live with humans is very creative and awesome! The characters reacted realistically, and were very well written.
Compelling Aspect of the Book: The identity of the murderer kept me guessing until the very end, and when it was revealed it was a total "oooh!" moment.
Cover: The cover was awesome! The model used was close to how I imagined Gwen looking, and the cool feather-shoulder image gave a taste of what Other was about. Plus, her
eyes are gold! Yay details! The dark trees in the background gave that sort of spooky touch. I love it!
Did you finish it: Yes
Age Range: 12-17
Quality: 5Q Hard to imagine a better book
Popularity: 4P Broad general teen appeal
No comments:
Post a Comment