Hannah Tinti

I'm giving this book two stars, as I do for most books I start and then set in my DNF pile. The beginning was interesting enough, but once the plot began alternating between the story of Loo (and yes, I kept thinking: British bathroom) and the young life of her father, I found myself disinterested. There are cliches here, too: The poor kid who gets picked on and then suddenly strikes back, the misunderstood man who has suffered more than we can imagine. The author is a decent enough writer; this story just wasn't for me.… (more)

-Did I enjoy it? Parts, it's well edited and has some great story moments. -Would I have liked it as a child? Conflict is necessary but there are some dark moments I find dark in a bad way, but I'm not sure what would have stood out to me at the time. Certainly I would've found the 'bad guy' frustrating in not a fun way. -Would I gift it to a child? Honestly, no. There's a running image of the exotic and dangerous Indian, which is probably accurate to the stereotypes a boy in this unnamed eastern town would have heard, but there's no effort made to contextualize or challenge that for the reader. It's upsetting, and in a new book there's no reason not to address that.… (more)

Really enjoy this author. The story goes back and forth between the present and the past, detailing the incidents that led to Hawley’s twelve bullet wounds. I have a feeling the twelve is important, 12 months, 12 zodiac signs? May need to look at things again and try to figure it out. the character of Jove was impossible to overlook, but it wasn’t until late in the book that the author let on the connection between the character loo and Pluto, the god and the planet.Cant decide if the eagle, a known avatar of Jove, feeding on the road kill was a hint or not. Anyway, interesting,moving story, well paced with some humor and lots of interest… (more)