Callanish is a
Gracekeeper; she lives alone on a tiny, remote, island and gives water burial
to the dead brought to her. North lives on a circus boat with her trained bear;
she performs with the bear when the circus docks at a large island, at the
shore line. Boat living people- damplings- don’t go ashore willingly, nor are
they welcomed by the landlockers. Both these teens have secrets they are
keeping, secrets which will change their lives once they are known- and their secrets
link them to each other. Their fates are both arranged by others; neither sees
a good way to change their fate. A bad storm shows them other options, though,
if they will have the strength to try for it.
Logan has created
a world where there is little land left; the seas have risen dramatically. No
one alive remembers the world as it was before, only that some people known as ‘the
bankers’ caused the change. With so little land, farming is very limited and
food is constantly scarce, especially for the circus damplings, who rely mainly
on food ‘tips’ from their audiences, seaweed, and a few fish. I think because
of the circus and the young protagonists with secrets, the book reminded me in
ways of Laura Lam’s ‘Pantomime’- this is a good thing! I loved ‘Pantomime’! I
really liked both of the main protagonists; they are strong young women. There
is no real villain- although there is one extremely self-centered woman in the
circus who threatens to derail North’s life even she is a developed, well
rounded personality not a caricature. Logan has detailed her world with scents,
tastes, sounds, and textures that bring it to life. I read this book in a day
and a half, not wanting to put it down. I don’t know if this is the start of a
series- it did end rather abruptly; if it is, I definitely want to read more.
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