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Shanna Kitching shannakitching — A beautiful, if painful, coming-of-age story. Set in fictional small town in Alabama, the story talks about life in Depression-hit America. It starts out with an affectionate description of the sleepy southern county. Scout and her brother Jem are raised by their widowed father Atticus and their housekeeper, Calpurnia. Their summers are consumed by grand plans to lure the recluse Arthur “Boo” Radley out of his spooky home. The ladies meet for missionary teas and “bathed before noon, after their three-o’clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum.” As the story progresses, this charming facade is dismantled to reveal ignorance, fear, hypocrisy and prejudice. Atticus Finch is called on to defend Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white girl, Mayella Ewell. He is eventually found guilty and, “tired of taking white man’s chances”, attempts to escape and is shot to death. What I love about this story is how the author deftly shows that everyone is human and multi-faceted. Mayella is a pitiful figure, driven by loneliness and abuse; Mrs Dubose, a bigot who screams insults at the Finches, is also a courageous woman who kicks her morphine addict and dies “beholden to nothing and nobody”. A scene that I found poignant was after the trial. As Atticus made his way out of the courtroom, the Black spectators in the gallery rose to their feet. Reverend Sykes said, “Stand up, Miss Jean Louise… Your father is passing.” I cry every time I read this part! MY elder daughter, Ms Muffet, really enjoyed this book and while I am really strict about her watching any movies or TV (well, she watches none really *S*), I did let her watch the movie starring the late Gregory Peck (he WAS Atticus, wasn’t he?). The language in the movie was more toned down so it is suitable for children, IMHO.

Timo Müller rf_timomueller — This book packed a surprising wallop. Beth's emotional journey as she deals with the aftermath of the brutal attack that left her a werewolf and killed her best friend is hard and sometimes ugly. She's walled herself off from the world around her as she tries to come to grips with what she is. Her attraction to Braden, which she fights with everything inside her, begins to thaw her out some but she has a hard time trusting anybody but herself. While there was a strong focus on Braden and Beth's blossoming romance, for me this book was ultimately about Beth coming to terms with herself and reconciling the two sides of her nature. She fights so hard in the beginning against what she is that her acceptance of her wolf side, which played out very realistically to me, adds so much depth to her character. Braden is comfortable in both of his skins and becomes that rock that she continually crashes against. She can either learn to bend and move with him or she can batter herself into unconsciousness fighting both her attraction to him and his easy acceptance of his duality. I really liked the world that was built here. I thought the characters were dynamic and their every move kept me on the edge of my seat. Overall, I really enjoyed the book and look forward to more by this author. -Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal