Withered + Sere by T.J. Klune
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am not at all adverse to reading dark things, but very few authors have been able to hold my attention the way TJ Klune did in this book. It's not terribly long, but it's so powerful, I'm not sure I could have borne it were it longer.

The characters are all damaged--Cavalo, BadDog, SIRS, and the young Dead Rabbit, Lucas. There is a bitter, biting wit in how they all see their damage: bees and breaking rubber bands. Love is a luxury, and em...