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annathepiperFinished up the Georgetown trilogy of Barbara Michaels books over the weekend, in between long bouts of snoozing, coughing, and rousing long enough to try to play a little music when ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
technoshaman and radarrider came over.
Of the three, I think I like this one best; it's got the most complex set of characterizations, and some unusual manifestations of creepiness. There's good followup appearances of Pat and Ruth from Ammie Come Home as well as three of the four principals from Shattered Silk, Tony, Cheryl, and Karen--though now she's Kara, having changed her name as a symbol of breaking away from her old life. (She's a strikingly different character here, 8-9 years after the previous book, and when you take the two books back to back it makes her a stronger character over all; I have a better appreciation of her character development.) And one of the most memorable characters from the previous novel, the dog Alexander, shows up here too; I have to hand it to Michaels, she does have a way with creating amusing pets.
But the principals in this book are the most fun of the cast in this one: Rachel, nursing a massive crush on Tony at the beginning of the novel and opening herself up to some bad juju as a result, and Adam, one of Michaels' most delightfully geeky male leads. I had forgotten, up until I'd re-read it, how much I love the bit in this book where Adam proclaims his sentiments for Rachel, broadsiding her in the process. Herein, too, Michaels demonstrates her general disapproval of male leads with beards. Hee. ;)
The resolution of the Creepiness is a little weak, but by and large there's a lot of fun to be had here, and good challenging of expectations for all the cast throughout the story. Three and a half stars.
technoshaman and radarrider came over.Of the three, I think I like this one best; it's got the most complex set of characterizations, and some unusual manifestations of creepiness. There's good followup appearances of Pat and Ruth from Ammie Come Home as well as three of the four principals from Shattered Silk, Tony, Cheryl, and Karen--though now she's Kara, having changed her name as a symbol of breaking away from her old life. (She's a strikingly different character here, 8-9 years after the previous book, and when you take the two books back to back it makes her a stronger character over all; I have a better appreciation of her character development.) And one of the most memorable characters from the previous novel, the dog Alexander, shows up here too; I have to hand it to Michaels, she does have a way with creating amusing pets.
But the principals in this book are the most fun of the cast in this one: Rachel, nursing a massive crush on Tony at the beginning of the novel and opening herself up to some bad juju as a result, and Adam, one of Michaels' most delightfully geeky male leads. I had forgotten, up until I'd re-read it, how much I love the bit in this book where Adam proclaims his sentiments for Rachel, broadsiding her in the process. Herein, too, Michaels demonstrates her general disapproval of male leads with beards. Hee. ;)
The resolution of the Creepiness is a little weak, but by and large there's a lot of fun to be had here, and good challenging of expectations for all the cast throughout the story. Three and a half stars.