11 The Onion Girl

So, I know that you're not suppose to start a series on book eleven, but this is the one I picked up. I was intrigued first by the cover art, done by my favorite cover artist John Jude Palencar, and then I was interested in the story, a modern fantasy were everyday people find magic in this world and others, a plot line I find vastly interesting. Here's the story: Jilly, a returning character in this series (apparently), is an artist in the eclectic town of Newford. She always in motion, always joyful and she is well loved by everyone. But not everyone, after a hit and run that leaves her immobilized maybe her past is catching up with her in the form of a malevolent person, attacking her in this world, and the other.

The bad: Both Jilly and other main characters have had really rough lives, which are explored for the purpose of the book (whatever that is ; ).

The good: Interesting themes such as fate and chance are explored, which I always think of as a good thing. I also liked the sense of community that Newford offered, everyone had their place, quirks and talents. Everyone was accepted.

My view: I enjoyed reading The Onion Girl, and it had a lot of interesting things to ponder. But it wasn't spectacular, like I thought it might be. But I'll be reading more, maybe I'll even start at the beginning (a very good place to start).

Dingo

Miguel works at his dad's store, which is full of old music and old comics. One day Lainey walks in, and Miguel's life will never be the same. And how lame is that? Lainey is accompanied by a dog who doesn't like Miguel. But Miguel is blinded by his instant attraction to Lainey that he is willing to go to any height to save her. From whatever.

There is some crude talk about masturbation, and the f-word gets tossed around a few times, along with other swearing.

Can't really think of anything impressive.

This author Charles DeLint was suppose to have changed the scope of fantasy writing. All I have to say is that if this is true, someone needs to change it again, because this book was really boring and predicable. And short, not that I wanted the story to go on any longer, but maybe if he had more room to expand the plot... Then again, maybe not.