I Suddenly Remembered My Charlemagne

penknife wrote a story! And I think I sprained something while trying to contain my urge to bounce around the office in PURE GLEE while I was reading it! Because, really, no one does the mechanics of James/Declan like penknife (pun very deliberately intended).

No Instruction Manuals, James/Declan, R.

*twirls*

(So yeah, after all that I went with Lo. I did this for two reasons: 1. I wanted to read a book tonight, not just start a book tonight, and 2. I'll read Huntress tomorrow, which means I can take both "Trouble" and "Shadow Man" home with me, which is a good plan because I've trained my family to follow the "What are you reading?" question with "Do you know the author?" and, so help me, I freaking LOVE saying "Yes"!)

fairy tale with a spin (or possibly an entire hurricane), vaguely in Europe, girls are awesome, not your average fairy, wow I did not see that one coming, I'm glad I live in a time when books like this get published.

( The girl who went looking for fairies. )

Oh, and did I mention "Ash" was shelved in the normal teen section? Where any 14-year-old might pick it up because it looks pretty? And find themselves reading a story about true love where the heroine throws over not only the prince, but also [SPOILER!], because she is in love with the Huntress? AND IT'S NOT A THING! It's just...the story. No mending. *hearts and flowers*

Okay, I seriously can't give this a 10, because if I give everything a 10, then the 10 becomes meaningless, and not only will I likely read Huntress in its entirety tonight, but I've also flipped open the cover to remove the dust jacket and THERE WAS A MAP, so: 9/10 for being wonderful.