The World According to Y, The Talent Thief, White Tiger, Red Phoenix and Watchers

The World According to Y: Inside the New Adult Generation by Rebecca Huntley. A look at cultural and economic changes over the last 60 years and what that means for people around 25 right now. It talks about relationships, and economic power and feminism and political engagement and a bunch of interesting things. Was equally interesting to me as a late member of Gen-X.

The Talent Thief by Alex Williams. Boy with no talent living in the shadow of devastatingly talented sister survives emotional abuse to win love by being persistent and devoted. I’m not sure how this works for me as a moral message. Graciously lent to me by one of fred_mouse’s kids, cute and the writing was a bit simple.

White Tiger and Red Phoenix, Dark Heavens trilogy by Kylie Chan. Australian girl nannies for mysterious martial artist and his adorable little girl only to discover that they are a lot more than they seem – and so is she. Atrocious exposition, a very good example of ‘telling, not showing’ but you always get what she was trying to achieve so strangely enjoyable. I plan to have someone else read book three for me and summarise the plot – this way I’ll find out how it happened (which I care about) without having to watch her do it.

Watchers by Dean Koontz. Re-reading. Horror, action, thriller with a Labrador. What can I say, I liked Lassie too.