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The Taste of Desert Green
Struggling business owner George is stuck in the past. Rootless Zephyr lives only in the present. Can they find the courage to build a future together?
At thirty years old, George Harlow is at risk of becoming as fossilized as the prehistoric tourist attraction he inherited—the one that’s headed the way of the dinosaurs. Even if staying afloat didn’t take all his energy, the dating pool in his town is as dry as the desert surrounding it. As for the family trauma from his past? That can stay buried.
Then Zephyr Steiber blows into his life.
Zephyr lives up to his name, drifting wherever Fate takes him, sometimes renting his body in exchange for a ride. With his high heels and lace and bright personality, Zephyr brings a spark of life to George’s dried-up existence.
For a while Zephyr is content to shelter in George’s refuge and to be George’s solace in return. Together they create an oasis. But with Zephyr haunted by the ghosts of bad decisions, and with George’s home and livelihood threatened by a global pandemic, can their tentative dreams for a future together survive reality?
At thirty years old, George Harlow is at risk of becoming as fossilized as the prehistoric tourist attraction he inherited—the one that’s headed the way of the dinosaurs. Even if staying afloat didn’t take all his energy, the dating pool in his town is as dry as the desert surrounding it. As for the family trauma from his past? That can stay buried.
Then Zephyr Steiber blows into his life.
Zephyr lives up to his name, drifting wherever Fate takes him, sometimes renting his body in exchange for a ride. With his high heels and lace and bright personality, Zephyr brings a spark of life to George’s dried-up existence.
For a while Zephyr is content to shelter in George’s refuge and to be George’s solace in return. Together they create an oasis. But with Zephyr haunted by the ghosts of bad decisions, and with George’s home and livelihood threatened by a global pandemic, can their tentative dreams for a future together survive reality?
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First published August 23, 2022
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Kim Fielding
176 books1,306 followersKim Fielding lives in Oregon and travels as often as she can manage. A professor by day, at night she rushes into a phone booth to change into her author costume (which involves comfy clothes instead of Spandex and is, sadly, lacking a cape). Her superpowers include the ability to write nearly anywhere, often while simultaneously doling out assistance to her family. Her favorite word to describe herself is "eclectic" and she finally got that seventh tattoo.
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August 23, 2022I had my finger ready to one-click, when it occurred to me to check who was the publisher. To my astonishment, I have to pass on yet another new release by this author. At this rate, I'll never be able to read a new Kim Fielding book again.
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June 16, 2022I get a lot of my story ideas in the desert. Maybe it's because a lot of interesting people live there. Also, when you look closely, the desert turns out to be a lot more complex than you think--just like my characters.
This story grew from my drives through the Mojave Desert, along with a very brief chance encounter in Bakersfield, California. Both of my protagonists are unusual, and they both learn how their greatest strengths can lead to crises--but can also lead to solutions.
Along the way you'll encounter a T-rex named Tommy, an eccentric but supportive community, a suitcase full of pretty clothing, an awful ex, and a feast of colors.
And some Joshua trees. Which are the Dr. Seuss-looking plants you can see on the book cover. They live only in the Mojave and were once spread by giant sloths. I love them so much that I have one tattooed on my left arm.
I hope that, like me, you root for a HEA for George and Zephyr.
This story grew from my drives through the Mojave Desert, along with a very brief chance encounter in Bakersfield, California. Both of my protagonists are unusual, and they both learn how their greatest strengths can lead to crises--but can also lead to solutions.
Along the way you'll encounter a T-rex named Tommy, an eccentric but supportive community, a suitcase full of pretty clothing, an awful ex, and a feast of colors.
And some Joshua trees. Which are the Dr. Seuss-looking plants you can see on the book cover. They live only in the Mojave and were once spread by giant sloths. I love them so much that I have one tattooed on my left arm.
I hope that, like me, you root for a HEA for George and Zephyr.
August 24, 2022
Amazing !! I knew Kim Fielding wouldn’t disappoint and I was right. I fell in love with George from the first moment . He was simply good and just my type of character: loving, supportive and kind and although Zephyr was supposed to be more interesting George was the one who stole my heart. I was so happy to see him free at the end. Zephyr was amazing too though a bit reckless and he made some really bad choices-he was pretty damaged, they both were but they came together so naturally and so beautifully. Gaahh , I loved this book! Loved the settings, loved the side characters and loved the writing. The Mojave desert felt like a third MC and loved it so much. One of my (very few) favorite reads this year..
October 25, 2022
This book is a slow, slow burn, which fits the MCs and the setting. As always, Fielding makes me care about these people and pulls me along on their journey.
George owns a small tourist attraction and souvenir shop which is losing ground, as a bypass takes the traffic away from his small town. He's hanging on, doing his best to keep the place afloat, when he finds a young man in a yellow skirt, badly beaten, collapsed beside his dumpster. George takes Zephyr in, helps him as much as he can, and doesn't complain when Zephyr takes to the road again without a backward look. After all, what can a staid man like George - a man who tastes colors but is otherwise boring as can be - in a dead-end town offer a free spirit like Zephyr?
And when Zephyr comes back a year later, as COVID is taking hold, and George is isolated in his closed business, it's a welcome contact for George, but he doesn't expect it to last.
Zephyr has never had anyone he can count on. He's done things and endured things because the alternatives were worse. He keeps coming back to George, and the only place he was given sanctuary without conditions, without demands. But he can't understand what ties George to a failing business, and a life he inherited rather than chose. There's a whole world out there, or will be, when the virus subsides. Why can't George let go of this disaster of a life and go taste it?
Fielding writes characters stoic in the face of adversity well, and makes me feel the moment when that stoicism cracks. Both these men deserved the love they find in each other. The feel of the fading small town, of the good friends, of family and obligations, of stubborn independence, came through loud and clear. Fielding is an autobuy author for me, and this adds to my favorites list.
*Note - this is a Dreamspinner book - something I missed when I bought it. Your decision to buy or not buy from DSP is a personal one.
George owns a small tourist attraction and souvenir shop which is losing ground, as a bypass takes the traffic away from his small town. He's hanging on, doing his best to keep the place afloat, when he finds a young man in a yellow skirt, badly beaten, collapsed beside his dumpster. George takes Zephyr in, helps him as much as he can, and doesn't complain when Zephyr takes to the road again without a backward look. After all, what can a staid man like George - a man who tastes colors but is otherwise boring as can be - in a dead-end town offer a free spirit like Zephyr?
And when Zephyr comes back a year later, as COVID is taking hold, and George is isolated in his closed business, it's a welcome contact for George, but he doesn't expect it to last.
Zephyr has never had anyone he can count on. He's done things and endured things because the alternatives were worse. He keeps coming back to George, and the only place he was given sanctuary without conditions, without demands. But he can't understand what ties George to a failing business, and a life he inherited rather than chose. There's a whole world out there, or will be, when the virus subsides. Why can't George let go of this disaster of a life and go taste it?
Fielding writes characters stoic in the face of adversity well, and makes me feel the moment when that stoicism cracks. Both these men deserved the love they find in each other. The feel of the fading small town, of the good friends, of family and obligations, of stubborn independence, came through loud and clear. Fielding is an autobuy author for me, and this adds to my favorites list.
*Note - this is a Dreamspinner book - something I missed when I bought it. Your decision to buy or not buy from DSP is a personal one.
January 18, 2023
Another thoughtful, lovely, complex tale by Kim Fielding. Fielding’s writing always evokes all the feels for me and The Taste of Desert Green did just that.
It’s a cold, gray, raining, dreary day, and though I wish I had it in me to say more about how and why this one worked for me, the mood of the day is listless despite the positive feelings inspired by this tender tale.
One note that may be of interest to some readers:
The Taste of Desert Green is published by Dreamspinner Press. The book was gifted to me but even so, I have complicated and mixed feelings regarding buying books published by DSP. Checking through the Fielding books I have that have been published in the last few years, most are Tin Box Press. I wish she’d have gone that route but to be completely honest, I’m not sure it would have stopped me from buying had I known. As I said, it’s complicated. I just throw it out there because I get it for people that would prefer to avoid DSP.
It’s a cold, gray, raining, dreary day, and though I wish I had it in me to say more about how and why this one worked for me, the mood of the day is listless despite the positive feelings inspired by this tender tale.
One note that may be of interest to some readers:
The Taste of Desert Green is published by Dreamspinner Press. The book was gifted to me but even so, I have complicated and mixed feelings regarding buying books published by DSP. Checking through the Fielding books I have that have been published in the last few years, most are Tin Box Press. I wish she’d have gone that route but to be completely honest, I’m not sure it would have stopped me from buying had I known. As I said, it’s complicated. I just throw it out there because I get it for people that would prefer to avoid DSP.
June 15, 2023
3.5 rounded up. I liked this one but didn't love it. I usually like books in which nothing happens but I was bored here, which is my main complaint. My other niggle is that the stalker ex plot was very OTT, he was a cartoonish villain to me. Otherwise I really liked both MCs who felt layered and authentic. We peeled their layers slowly and I really liked that. The relationship development was also slow but that was perfect for them, they were both hurting and needed time. They really fit together and I was rooting for them. Their conflicts felt earned. They both grew in the book thanks to each other's support was that great. I would still recommend it. The epilogue was lovely.
September 7, 2022
No salgo de mi asombro.
Cómo he sido capaz de acabar un libro tan sumamente aburrido y no claudicar en el intento???
No se salva nada, ni los protagonistas,, ni la narración ni mucho menos la trama.
Cómo he sido capaz de acabar un libro tan sumamente aburrido y no claudicar en el intento???
No se salva nada, ni los protagonistas,, ni la narración ni mucho menos la trama.
September 18, 2022
3.75 stars
A kind book, with the same misfits-fit-together vibe as Kim Fielding's Rattlesnake (still her best book for me). The stalker-ex is perhaps a little straight out of central casting, but the evocation both of George's dusty dying tourist attraction and the dry desert is pitch-perfect. Recommended.
A kind book, with the same misfits-fit-together vibe as Kim Fielding's Rattlesnake (still her best book for me). The stalker-ex is perhaps a little straight out of central casting, but the evocation both of George's dusty dying tourist attraction and the dry desert is pitch-perfect. Recommended.
June 6, 2023
Kim Fielding is an author that I can count on - her stories are always solid. I don't think I ever truly hated any of her books. I know that this one is published by a problematic publishers, BUT I don't want to deprive myself of precious opportunity to read a book that gives me satisfaction. Probably different case if I have problem with the author. But not Kim Fielding. So yes, I still buy her books from that one particular publisher.
Anyway, onto my thoughts on this book...
It surely reminds me of Fielding other series that have sort of "happenstance" theme to it, "Love Can't or that stand alone novel, Rattlesnake. The story takes 2-years time, in which George and Zephyr meet a couple of times. Well, actually the first time, George saved Zephyr when he was beaten and dumped by a truck driver in a dumspter behind George's store. Then Zephyr came around a couple of times more before finally "settling" in during the pandemic.
It is one of those slow burn story when two people with totally different character traits and personaly make CONNECTION. And I LOVE this from Fielding's books. They make me believe that even at a place like Mojave Desert, and a prehistoric tourist attraction store, two souls can find solace and love.
I may be a little annoyed with Zephyr's penchant to run away from FEELINGS but well, he's used to that and he never falls in love before. So he's scared, and I can grumpily accepted that. Also, I wholeheartedly APPROVED of the .
I would love to read the epilogue to be set further down the line, like but for now, I feel content knowing about their happily
Anyway, onto my thoughts on this book...
It surely reminds me of Fielding other series that have sort of "happenstance" theme to it, "Love Can't or that stand alone novel, Rattlesnake. The story takes 2-years time, in which George and Zephyr meet a couple of times. Well, actually the first time, George saved Zephyr when he was beaten and dumped by a truck driver in a dumspter behind George's store. Then Zephyr came around a couple of times more before finally "settling" in during the pandemic.
It is one of those slow burn story when two people with totally different character traits and personaly make CONNECTION. And I LOVE this from Fielding's books. They make me believe that even at a place like Mojave Desert, and a prehistoric tourist attraction store, two souls can find solace and love.
I may be a little annoyed with Zephyr's penchant to run away from FEELINGS but well, he's used to that and he never falls in love before. So he's scared, and I can grumpily accepted that. Also, I wholeheartedly APPROVED of the .
I would love to read the epilogue to be set further down the line, like but for now, I feel content knowing about their happily
October 4, 2022
I don't know how the author keeps coming up with MCs who prove to be so endearing! Both George and Zephyr are undeniably 'quirky' ... and the former's synesthesia (hence the title) was like icing on top the cake really for me. I appreciate how the author allowed each MC the space/time to grow and develop a better sense of self and agency throughout the plot. The ending was expected and yet unexpected, taking a great read to a satisfying finish. 4.5 stars.
October 7, 2022
Superb storytelling. So much more than a love story. It's a life story. Simple and breathtakingly beautiful in all of its many, layered facets.
It tastes of soft wood musk with a hint of vanilla. Peaceful yet strong, sturdy. Satisfying.
Highly recommended. Stars upon stars. Take a moment to experience the wonders of Fossil Galaxy, share a taste of the Dessert Green. You will not be dissapointed.
It tastes of soft wood musk with a hint of vanilla. Peaceful yet strong, sturdy. Satisfying.
Highly recommended. Stars upon stars. Take a moment to experience the wonders of Fossil Galaxy, share a taste of the Dessert Green. You will not be dissapointed.
August 29, 2022
4,5 *
Let me start with that I believe it's pretty hypocritical to not buy books because they are associated with DSP. Yes, DPS was awful to a lot of its authors but whoever stayed shouldn't be punished for their loyalty to the publisher. By refusing to buy DSP books you are not doing any favors to anyone - sinking another small publisher will push more and more authors into Amazon, and I won't even go there, or to be out of business. Who's is winning if some authors will stop writing altogether?
Glasshouses, stones...
As for the book itself, it's written very well, thoughtful and overall very uplifting and hopeful.
There were some small issues that detracted from my enjoyment, a certain level of predictability that I saw very early and I was not happy to see my expectations confirmed about Zephir's ex-boyfriend.
Let me start with that I believe it's pretty hypocritical to not buy books because they are associated with DSP. Yes, DPS was awful to a lot of its authors but whoever stayed shouldn't be punished for their loyalty to the publisher. By refusing to buy DSP books you are not doing any favors to anyone - sinking another small publisher will push more and more authors into Amazon, and I won't even go there, or to be out of business. Who's is winning if some authors will stop writing altogether?
Glasshouses, stones...
As for the book itself, it's written very well, thoughtful and overall very uplifting and hopeful.
There were some small issues that detracted from my enjoyment, a certain level of predictability that I saw very early and I was not happy to see my expectations confirmed about Zephir's ex-boyfriend.
September 26, 2022
It's not often that I finish a novel and then have to go think about it a bit before starting a review. Like, I could tell immediately what I already know, that Kim Fielding has written a lot of good stories, just by the way this one is constructed.
This is a slow-burn romance, but an unusual one.
The farther in you get, the more the reasons each character is where he is rise up, and matter. Each chapter is another delicate reveal, building and building through unexpected reactions and what's kept secret, careful talks and scary actions. The conflicts seem insurmountable. How can this possibly work? The author is clever, but kind, and insightful. Every supporting character is also great. The setting ought to be boring, but it's absolutely not. Why? Because the author respects it. And she respects her characters, an element a lot of writers fail to include. For instance, the sex scenes are deeply personal and not often detailed, because that's not the point of each scene. The conflicts are not choreographed, but realistic, and upsetting, and the recoveries are earned. The end made me smile. I'll re-read this one, some day, which is unusual.
If you read this one, don't skip the short author's note at the beginning.
This is a slow-burn romance, but an unusual one.
The farther in you get, the more the reasons each character is where he is rise up, and matter. Each chapter is another delicate reveal, building and building through unexpected reactions and what's kept secret, careful talks and scary actions. The conflicts seem insurmountable. How can this possibly work? The author is clever, but kind, and insightful. Every supporting character is also great. The setting ought to be boring, but it's absolutely not. Why? Because the author respects it. And she respects her characters, an element a lot of writers fail to include. For instance, the sex scenes are deeply personal and not often detailed, because that's not the point of each scene. The conflicts are not choreographed, but realistic, and upsetting, and the recoveries are earned. The end made me smile. I'll re-read this one, some day, which is unusual.
If you read this one, don't skip the short author's note at the beginning.
June 11, 2025
George owns Wally Harrlow’s Fossil Galaxy, a failing roadside attraction founded by his grandfather in Conrad Junction, a small hamlet on the edge of the Mojave. One evening while taking out the trash he finds a dehydrated, beaten man in a skirt behind the dumpster. That man was Zephyr, a young man who was taken away from his drug addicted teenage mother, raised by the state, and who ran away in his early teens and has been running away ever since, living by selling himself, the only skill he has. He dresses primarily in womens clothes, but identifies as male.
This is their love story - and it is a very, very good one.
It takes place between 2019-2022, and I love the fact that it acknowledges that there is a pandemic, I have read so many new contemporaries that seem to take place in the current day, but the pandemic is never mentioned, and no one social distances or wares mask.
This is a story of two men with so many things against them, who are failing at life, but who can see the strengths and beauty within each other and in themselves through the reflection of the other; and thus can start to succeed.
I don’t write reviews. - But I noticed the lack of reviews for this one so far, and since of the 235 books I have read this year this one was in the top five, I felt compelled to tell others it is really worth the read.
This is their love story - and it is a very, very good one.
It takes place between 2019-2022, and I love the fact that it acknowledges that there is a pandemic, I have read so many new contemporaries that seem to take place in the current day, but the pandemic is never mentioned, and no one social distances or wares mask.
This is a story of two men with so many things against them, who are failing at life, but who can see the strengths and beauty within each other and in themselves through the reflection of the other; and thus can start to succeed.
I don’t write reviews. - But I noticed the lack of reviews for this one so far, and since of the 235 books I have read this year this one was in the top five, I felt compelled to tell others it is really worth the read.
August 26, 2022
** 3.5 Stars **
I liked it but I didn't love it :)
I liked it but I didn't love it :)
May 29, 2023
2.5 stars
At some point this started to feel repetitive and drawn out. Some of that is due to the nature of the story about two characters who are stuck -- one more literally stuck in a place, having tied himself to a sinking third-generation family business that he doesn't get much joy from but can't bring himself to let go of either, and which also serves as his home; and one stuck in behavioral patterns that were adopted as protection but no longer serve him so have become self-defeating instead -- and some of that is because, well, it was absolutely repetitive and drawn out.
There is an instant connection between the two MCs when they meet, but they play the same pattern over and over again between the two of them, always ending with the same one pulling away and the other calmly sitting back and watching him leave.
The one part of the plot that is continuously moving forward was the part I truly hated -- the evil stalker ex. With his ominous presence hanging over every scene and the "stuck in place" vibe hitting a little to close to home due to some lingering health issues that are depressing the hell out of me right now, the whole thing just has a toxic vibe that really brought my mood down.
The two characters felt very real, as did all the secondary characters, and I fully bought into their connection from the beginning, but I never felt the moment when their initial attraction deepened into something more tangible. Because I don't think it did. I can always tell when something is missing from the relationship development in an erotic romance because I start skipping/skimming sex scenes :) Like I did here. I just...eh. There are many good pieces, including the amazing setting that she captured so well, but overall I feel very lackluster after finishing it.
At some point this started to feel repetitive and drawn out. Some of that is due to the nature of the story about two characters who are stuck -- one more literally stuck in a place, having tied himself to a sinking third-generation family business that he doesn't get much joy from but can't bring himself to let go of either, and which also serves as his home; and one stuck in behavioral patterns that were adopted as protection but no longer serve him so have become self-defeating instead -- and some of that is because, well, it was absolutely repetitive and drawn out.
There is an instant connection between the two MCs when they meet, but they play the same pattern over and over again between the two of them, always ending with the same one pulling away and the other calmly sitting back and watching him leave.
The one part of the plot that is continuously moving forward was the part I truly hated -- the evil stalker ex. With his ominous presence hanging over every scene and the "stuck in place" vibe hitting a little to close to home due to some lingering health issues that are depressing the hell out of me right now, the whole thing just has a toxic vibe that really brought my mood down.
The two characters felt very real, as did all the secondary characters, and I fully bought into their connection from the beginning, but I never felt the moment when their initial attraction deepened into something more tangible. Because I don't think it did. I can always tell when something is missing from the relationship development in an erotic romance because I start skipping/skimming sex scenes :) Like I did here. I just...eh. There are many good pieces, including the amazing setting that she captured so well, but overall I feel very lackluster after finishing it.
September 17, 2023
I really really liked it, although I was a little put off by the whole Covid thing. I like my books to not trigger me that much ^^
Kim Fielding has such a good way with words that even though English isn't my first language I really enjoy her books.
George is a wonderful MC and I adore him. All the Love to my demisexuals! How he just accepts Zephyr with his gone and back again.The sex work isn't even an issue for him, neither are the clothes.
I loved how Zephyr gave him the opportunity to realize his own trauma.
The violent stalker Ex- boyfriend seemed a little much but it worked so well for this story.
If you are looking for a fairy tale like contempory love story during the freaking pandemic (sorry I'm a nurse. I have strong feelings about this), you have found it.
Really youshould just give any book from Kim Fielding a chance. She's so good.
Kim Fielding has such a good way with words that even though English isn't my first language I really enjoy her books.
George is a wonderful MC and I adore him. All the Love to my demisexuals! How he just accepts Zephyr with his gone and back again.The sex work isn't even an issue for him, neither are the clothes.
I loved how Zephyr gave him the opportunity to realize his own trauma.
The violent stalker Ex- boyfriend seemed a little much but it worked so well for this story.
If you are looking for a fairy tale like contempory love story during the freaking pandemic (sorry I'm a nurse. I have strong feelings about this), you have found it.
Really youshould just give any book from Kim Fielding a chance. She's so good.
October 26, 2022
My first time reading this author! I m deeply surprised that I liked this book because it is set in the during the 2020 pandemic but the author doesnt linger on the outside issues. Instead she creates a community that cares about one another no matter what. I m surprised in the care she pays attention to all characters even tho some dont deserve it. I m glad I got an ARC from this author!
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August 25, 2022Much as I loved the sample and Kim's writing, I will not buy as it's Dreamspinner Press 😡😡.
August 26, 2022
A taste of kitschy and friendly and home.
Of giving help and accepting help.
lovely as always.
Also, lovely Zephir and his sweet George.
Of giving help and accepting help.
lovely as always.
Also, lovely Zephir and his sweet George.
August 26, 2022
Lovely, as always.
September 18, 2022
3.5 stars
Zephyr and George are two lost souls that could have been ships in the night but for a chance meeting that changed both of their lives. I loved their dynamic from the beginning, loved their innate acceptance of one another, though they struggled to accept themselves. The secondary characters—friends, family, and even location (Mojave desert, George's roadside attraction)—brought much entertainment and heart to the story.
This is a well-written story (as I've come to expect from this author), and I enjoyed their journey of self-discovery, friendship, healing, and ultimately, love.
***ARC for review***
Zephyr and George are two lost souls that could have been ships in the night but for a chance meeting that changed both of their lives. I loved their dynamic from the beginning, loved their innate acceptance of one another, though they struggled to accept themselves. The secondary characters—friends, family, and even location (Mojave desert, George's roadside attraction)—brought much entertainment and heart to the story.
This is a well-written story (as I've come to expect from this author), and I enjoyed their journey of self-discovery, friendship, healing, and ultimately, love.
***ARC for review***
October 5, 2022
Such a good story! I loved both George and Zephyr.
They are the kind of men that give you hope that there are more good people in the world who help themselves and others.
They are the kind of men that give you hope that there are more good people in the world who help themselves and others.
September 21, 2022
If you start reading any Kim Fielding book - you know it'll be different from other books. And it'll be good. Her books are always like a surprise package - you never know what will be in it and what's going to happen.
Proof - this book. I mean - seriously, okay, I knew this one character would be trouble but everything else - a museum for fossils and dinosaurs in the middle of a rund down desert town?
A nerd who clings to this museum and a paradise bird, who finds himself there? It could be boring - but it is a far cry from that. Beautiful, touching, heart-lifting, and a book everybody should read and enjoy-
This book is so well written, I want to climb into it and drink orange juice with the characters.
Highly recommended.
Proof - this book. I mean - seriously, okay, I knew this one character would be trouble but everything else - a museum for fossils and dinosaurs in the middle of a rund down desert town?
A nerd who clings to this museum and a paradise bird, who finds himself there? It could be boring - but it is a far cry from that. Beautiful, touching, heart-lifting, and a book everybody should read and enjoy-
This book is so well written, I want to climb into it and drink orange juice with the characters.
Highly recommended.
March 23, 2024
4.5*
An engaging take if lost boys.
Zephyr is the archetypal lost boy, drifting the country with minimal possessions, always hoping for a better next thing, taking the knocks when they happen.
George is lost in his own environment- by circumstances of the museum and by his synesthesia.
They meet, part, meet, part, reconnect and part before finally getting together to defeat eqch of their monsters
An engaging take if lost boys.
Zephyr is the archetypal lost boy, drifting the country with minimal possessions, always hoping for a better next thing, taking the knocks when they happen.
George is lost in his own environment- by circumstances of the museum and by his synesthesia.
They meet, part, meet, part, reconnect and part before finally getting together to defeat eqch of their monsters
September 1, 2022
This book is so enjoyable! It spans a couple of years and I wasn’t sure I’d like that but the story is really good. I could imagine George and Zephyr, and Conrad Junction. I felt like it’s a sweet story of love even with the trauma the characters are dealing with. I thought it was well written and am so glad they got their happy ending.
September 17, 2022
Loved It
This story is a wonderful journey of self discovery and love.
Zephyr is a complex character that finds he can love himself the way he is and find love. George is a strong, determined
person that feels he has to stay at his quirky museum because of his late father. Together they find love and how to be the best of themselves.
I really loved this book.
This story is a wonderful journey of self discovery and love.
Zephyr is a complex character that finds he can love himself the way he is and find love. George is a strong, determined
person that feels he has to stay at his quirky museum because of his late father. Together they find love and how to be the best of themselves.
I really loved this book.
December 18, 2023
Different in a great way
Wow! This book totally sucked me in so much that I read it in one sitting. Seriously, my backside is totally numb. George is quite the Everyman hero in this book that really has quite a bit to say about how the impact of trauma endures. Zephyr is a delight as he tries to figure out how to stay connected to the man he loves. What a great story.
Wow! This book totally sucked me in so much that I read it in one sitting. Seriously, my backside is totally numb. George is quite the Everyman hero in this book that really has quite a bit to say about how the impact of trauma endures. Zephyr is a delight as he tries to figure out how to stay connected to the man he loves. What a great story.
March 11, 2024
This book feels never ending. It's not horrible, mind, there's a very very slow burn relationship going on in a depressing setting and under depressing circumstances. It's bearable if a bit boring. But somewhere near 40% it takes a turn for the worse. A villain is introduced, and there it goes from depressing to unbearable.
September 1, 2022
Rating 4.5 stars
This is the first book by this author that I have read. I really enjoyed it, the characters were really quirky, which I enjoy. The pace was really good and I felt like I learned a few things, which is always a good thing. I have found another great author to read.
This is the first book by this author that I have read. I really enjoyed it, the characters were really quirky, which I enjoy. The pace was really good and I felt like I learned a few things, which is always a good thing. I have found another great author to read.
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