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About a Girl (Metamorphoses, #3)
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I knew as soon as I saw the cover that I had to read this book. Look at that beauty!
It’s the final book in a trilogy but I have to admit that I hadn't read the other two books when I read this. I didn't find that a problem, as the other books are about different people in the same family, rather than Tally herself. I read the blurbs on the first two books and got the gist of most of what happened. I’m sure there is a lot of stuff I missed, but it was a great standalone read regardless of connections to other books.
I actually think it was good that I hadn’t read the others- a lot of the big reveal at the end seems like it would have been less interesting to a reader who has read the others, and so knows what was going on all along (especially with Jack and Aurora).
I absolutely loved Tally’s voice. She’ very prim and intelligent and into physics (I’m a physicist so obviously this is a huge delightful bonus for me). She’s very charming and lovely, and I really rooted for her.
I did find the prose a bit thick in parts, which I think other people have mentioned about McCarry’s writing. I think this is a matter of personal preference, but at times the full pages of pure description of things just made me bite my tongue to get through it. However, the descriptions are beautifully poetic, so for the style it’s incredibly well written.
My favourite character as Tally’s best friend, Shane, a trans guy she is in love with. Their friendship/romance was amazing, and I wish more of the book had been dedicated to the love story between Tally and Shane.
The love story between Tally and Maddy was hypnotic and dreamy and precisely perfect for the story, and while I definitely prefer Tally with Shane, I could read a lot more about these two and their time on the island.
Overall this was a lovely dark and magical coming of age story, and absolutely unique. It definitely deserves a place on the bookshelf of anyone who loves Greek myths, mysterious islands filled with hazy memory loss-magic and friendly crows, and tattooed hot girls.
3 stars
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It’s the final book in a trilogy but I have to admit that I hadn't read the other two books when I read this. I didn't find that a problem, as the other books are about different people in the same family, rather than Tally herself. I read the blurbs on the first two books and got the gist of most of what happened. I’m sure there is a lot of stuff I missed, but it was a great standalone read regardless of connections to other books.
I actually think it was good that I hadn’t read the others- a lot of the big reveal at the end seems like it would have been less interesting to a reader who has read the others, and so knows what was going on all along (especially with Jack and Aurora).
I absolutely loved Tally’s voice. She’ very prim and intelligent and into physics (I’m a physicist so obviously this is a huge delightful bonus for me). She’s very charming and lovely, and I really rooted for her.
I did find the prose a bit thick in parts, which I think other people have mentioned about McCarry’s writing. I think this is a matter of personal preference, but at times the full pages of pure description of things just made me bite my tongue to get through it. However, the descriptions are beautifully poetic, so for the style it’s incredibly well written.
My favourite character as Tally’s best friend, Shane, a trans guy she is in love with. Their friendship/romance was amazing, and I wish more of the book had been dedicated to the love story between Tally and Shane.
The love story between Tally and Maddy was hypnotic and dreamy and precisely perfect for the story, and while I definitely prefer Tally with Shane, I could read a lot more about these two and their time on the island.
Overall this was a lovely dark and magical coming of age story, and absolutely unique. It definitely deserves a place on the bookshelf of anyone who loves Greek myths, mysterious islands filled with hazy memory loss-magic and friendly crows, and tattooed hot girls.
3 stars
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