![]() ![]() Now in his forties, he s an urban park ranger who does his best to rescue runaways and other street people. Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (June 3, 2016)īullied as a child in small-town Kansas, Jeremy Cox ultimately escaped to Portland, Oregon. ![]() ![]() Kim Fielding delivers that here, along with characters who are completely human in their needs, wills, faults and desires. I'm thankful and delighted to have read this book (my introduction to Fielding), and even happier to offer it an Honorable Mention.Ģ) The darkest stories need a ray of hope, something for the reader to hold on to, look forward to. I shaved off one point because this book was published by DSP, and there are a number of unfortunate editorial oversights that really should have been caught. As a "character-driven" reader, plot is of lesser importance to me, yet this one is superb! In fact, many of the twists and turns occur as a natural, if not inevitable, result of the quirks in the characters' personalities, which makes it even more scrumptious! On style, the AU's is flawless. While there was no overt dwelling on setting, after I finished reading, I noticed I felt as if I'd visited Portland, Oregon for the first time, and that if I ever actually go, it will feel quite familiar. I felt I was in the room with them through every moment of the story. Elisa_rolle 1) Fielding blew me away with how true-to-life these characters are! Vivid and deep. ![]()
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