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A review by kkomo
The Gossip and the Grump by Pippa Grant
4.0
good story
I have very much love the shenanigans that the author creates in her worlds. It almost guarantees a pre-order purchase with every single one. However, the they/them element in this installment of the late trilogy was very hard to read.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have an issue with that element of our society. I think it’s awesome that every single person in this world can be represented in such a great fictional world. It’s just actually very difficult to read. I know Pippa has done her due diligence in researching how to write this sort of character and I have the upmost respect for that. However, it’s SO distracting to try to figure out who they’re talking about when it’s a they/them person versus a group of people. It’s just confusing as a reader, and it made the story much more stilted than the typical Pippaverse adventure. That said, I can’t wait to read Emma’s story.
Also: for Meghan Quinn fans: this winter, quaint locale of this story is SO reminiscent of Port Snow, it made me weirdly nostalgic for a fictional world.
I have very much love the shenanigans that the author creates in her worlds. It almost guarantees a pre-order purchase with every single one. However, the they/them element in this installment of the late trilogy was very hard to read.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have an issue with that element of our society. I think it’s awesome that every single person in this world can be represented in such a great fictional world. It’s just actually very difficult to read. I know Pippa has done her due diligence in researching how to write this sort of character and I have the upmost respect for that. However, it’s SO distracting to try to figure out who they’re talking about when it’s a they/them person versus a group of people. It’s just confusing as a reader, and it made the story much more stilted than the typical Pippaverse adventure. That said, I can’t wait to read Emma’s story.
Also: for Meghan Quinn fans: this winter, quaint locale of this story is SO reminiscent of Port Snow, it made me weirdly nostalgic for a fictional world.