Sally Strange reviewed Bluebird by Ciel Pierlot
A Tale of True Gay-Straight Alliance
3 stars
This book is about love and friendship. It's really sweet that way. Two kickass women luck into finding each other when they both really need it, and then support each other through a series of adventures. One has a girlfriend, the other is married to a man.
Unfortunately, while the emotional states and connections of the characters are resonant and believable, the action and the plot are less so. Both heroine and villain suffer from overly revealing monologue syndrome, and some action-packed sequences contain elements that are simply impossible - for instance, the idea that someone could yell your name, slide you a gun, and you could pick it up and shoot it in less time than it takes for a person with an axe in their hand, already raised, to lower the axe to the ground.
Good fun, but a little incoherent.
This book is about love and friendship. It's really sweet that way. Two kickass women luck into finding each other when they both really need it, and then support each other through a series of adventures. One has a girlfriend, the other is married to a man.
Unfortunately, while the emotional states and connections of the characters are resonant and believable, the action and the plot are less so. Both heroine and villain suffer from overly revealing monologue syndrome, and some action-packed sequences contain elements that are simply impossible - for instance, the idea that someone could yell your name, slide you a gun, and you could pick it up and shoot it in less time than it takes for a person with an axe in their hand, already raised, to lower the axe to the ground.
Good fun, but a little incoherent.