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Finished a new book
Aug. 1st, 2010 09:33 amI just finished reading Ash by Malina Lo. Let me preface this by saying that I don't normally read LGBT fiction, and that I picked this book up without noticing that it fell into this category. It was shelved with the rest of the fantasy lit, and picked it up based on the fact that it was a rewrite of a fairy tale. I am not phobic about LGBT fiction at all, I just don't tend to specifically choose to read it.
That being said, the fact that a couple of the main characters just happened to be lesbians was subtle. The romance was sweet and almost timid, and watching it grow was charming. The main character, Ash, didn't classify herself as having any sexual preference at all; she just wanted someone to love, and who loved her. If anything, I would say that the overall theme of the book was how crippling grief can be, and how love can help us through it, and a lack of love can make us afraid to try.
As a rewrite of Cinderella, it had the prerequisite faeries, and instead of a faerie godmother, there was a very intriguing and sexy faerie godFATHER. The loving father was there, as well as the cruel stepmother and stepsisters, a prince, balls, etc.
I really liked the book, but I was left wishing there had been a little more depth and detail into the every day aspect of her life, and how she spent the 'in between' hours, especially at the beginning of the book. Maybe I am being too picky. The storytelling was good and absorbing, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes fairy tales. I don't think it's one I will keep on my shelf and re-read again and again, but it was certainly a pleasant way to spend an afternoon.
That being said, the fact that a couple of the main characters just happened to be lesbians was subtle. The romance was sweet and almost timid, and watching it grow was charming. The main character, Ash, didn't classify herself as having any sexual preference at all; she just wanted someone to love, and who loved her. If anything, I would say that the overall theme of the book was how crippling grief can be, and how love can help us through it, and a lack of love can make us afraid to try.
As a rewrite of Cinderella, it had the prerequisite faeries, and instead of a faerie godmother, there was a very intriguing and sexy faerie godFATHER. The loving father was there, as well as the cruel stepmother and stepsisters, a prince, balls, etc.
I really liked the book, but I was left wishing there had been a little more depth and detail into the every day aspect of her life, and how she spent the 'in between' hours, especially at the beginning of the book. Maybe I am being too picky. The storytelling was good and absorbing, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes fairy tales. I don't think it's one I will keep on my shelf and re-read again and again, but it was certainly a pleasant way to spend an afternoon.
