Sarah McCarry

(UGH, the first time I wrote out this review it didn't save.)

Four and a half stars. This was so moving and beautiful. I read a few reviews that complained the protagonist and narrator, Tally, was too hard to empathize with because she's so analytical, but I never felt even a hint of that. I loved the whole story. (Also, the cover is gorgeous.)

Even readers who don't know a thing about astronomy (like myself) or Greek myths (not like myself) will be able to follow the story. It'll be difficult to see where the plot is going, but seriously, just trust the author because she'll get you through it in one piece.

Overall: this is an excellent read that hit all my happy buttons--friendship, growing up, stumbling around and trying to figure out Emotions while being utterly mortified by them, Greek myths, weird small towns where mystical things start to happen, and an utter lack of angst over the main character's bisexuality. I received my copy for free at Y'All West (May 2016), but having finished the book, I would say it is absolutely worth whatever you have to pay to get your hands on a copy.… (mehr)

While I hate to classify anything as 'literary', About a Girl certainly is. Tally never knew her parents. She's been brought up by her mother's best friend, Aunt Beast. Helping were Raoul and his boyfriend Henri. It was a family, although not biologically related.

However, she always wondered about the mother who gave her away and the father she never knew. Shown a newspaper clipping of her mother with a now reclusive musician, Jack Blake, Tally wonders whether Jack is her father and decides to fly to the opposite coast to confront him. Spontaneous is not a word the is typically used to describe Tally, so this is totally out of character.

What she finds on the west coast is totally not what she expected from so many points of view.

About a Girl is a lyrical book filled with mysticism, mythology,astronomy and constellations. Will Tally return to her family the same girl that left it? That's a hard one to answer. Her journey, her quest, to find the truth will lead her in many strange directions, will cause her to meet my mystical, magical people and possibly change her points of view.

About a Girl is the third book in McCarry's third book in her Metamorphosis series but it can be read as a standalone book. It is a most enjoyable book and the picture on the cover gives no hints as to the contents within. A better cover, one that aligns with the protagonists, might have been a wiser move. However, skip the cover and go straight to the contents. It's most worthwhile.… (mehr)