Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls

from phoebesmum

What this reminded me of, more than anything, was 'Dark Angel', although it actually precedes it (no one ever accused 'Dark Angel' of any degree of originality): waifish young woman living in an asylum is chucked out onto the streets, finds refuge with a street gang that models itself on 'The Jun...

from anderlawlor

The first half of this book is kind of genius, then it falls apart into a roiling mass of cliche, as if Lindskold got bored with the story she was telling and just rushed to get the whole thing over with. It's a shame, because the premise is smart--dystopian future, first person narrator who can ...

from phoebesmum

What this reminded me of, more than anything, was 'Dark Angel', although it actually precedes it (no one ever accused 'Dark Angel' of any degree of originality): waifish young woman living in an asylum is chucked out onto the streets, finds refuge with a street gang that models itself on 'The Jun...

from Nikkles

This book was maybe a little too dark for me. The concept was good, but I just felt bad for all of the characters most of the time. The writing was good, the concept was interesting and well executed, I just was not drawn in. If you like a gritty reality in your fantasy books, you will probably n...

from babsji

I really enjoyed it. It does have some moments that don't flow as well as other parts, chiefly the Jungle and Head Wolf. But I do see where they were needed to set up other parts of the story. Yes, it is dark, but unfortunately true to how our society deals with the mentally ill and elderly. How ...