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A review by claudia_is_reading
Vespertine by Indra Vaughn, Leta Blake
5.0
What a fantastic story! Both main characters are simply great: three-dimensional, a little bit broken (or a lot, in the case of Nicky), but so human! I love that Jasper is an openly gay priest, I love how compromised to his mission he is and the way he cares for all the children in Blue Oasis.
But the rest of the characters are great, too; all of them bring something to the story, none of them is simply a device to create drama.
I love how Jasper's faith never falters, not really; how sure he is of God's love and his worth. And now that we are on the theme of religion, I enjoyed how religion by itself is not demonized, how a lot of religious persons in this book are how all of them should be: compassionated, caring, loving.
And, okay, this might be considered as a spoiler, so please jump to the next paragraph if you want to avoid it. But really, not having them outed by paparazzi, not having them forced to make a decision by external forces? That's simply the best choice done by the authors. And the fact that Jasper didn't renounce to the priesthood only by his love for Nicky; there was more to his decision than it. His compromise with the kids in Blue Oasis was, I think, as much as a reason as his love for Nicky was. So, so great!
This is a superb tale, with important themes woven in its storyline: faith, drugs, young LGBTQA+ at risk, love in all its forms... just listen to it, okay? Just do it.
And Michael Ferraiuolo, as always, does an excellent job with the narration. No for nothing he is one of my favourites narrators :)
But the rest of the characters are great, too; all of them bring something to the story, none of them is simply a device to create drama.
I love how Jasper's faith never falters, not really; how sure he is of God's love and his worth. And now that we are on the theme of religion, I enjoyed how religion by itself is not demonized, how a lot of religious persons in this book are how all of them should be: compassionated, caring, loving.
And, okay, this might be considered as a spoiler, so please jump to the next paragraph if you want to avoid it. But really, not having them outed by paparazzi, not having them forced to make a decision by external forces? That's simply the best choice done by the authors. And the fact that Jasper didn't renounce to the priesthood only by his love for Nicky; there was more to his decision than it. His compromise with the kids in Blue Oasis was, I think, as much as a reason as his love for Nicky was. So, so great!
This is a superb tale, with important themes woven in its storyline: faith, drugs, young LGBTQA+ at risk, love in all its forms... just listen to it, okay? Just do it.
And Michael Ferraiuolo, as always, does an excellent job with the narration. No for nothing he is one of my favourites narrators :)