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Loading... Angel on the Ropesby Jill Shultz
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.  sunset_x_cocktail | Aug 20, 2014 |   arcadia123 | Feb 19, 2014 | Received an advance copy thanks to goodreads First Reads in exchange for an honest review. (  ) Jenn.S | Sep 25, 2013 | This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways. I received this as a review copy and really liked it. It is a sort of Romeo and Juliet story featuring Amandine a Leopard who has to hide what she is under her circus makeup and Nikos a Titan. The rulers of the planet blame the leopards for the disease that ravaged their planet. Nikos is a doctor who doesn't believe this and wants to help change this believing all should be treated the same. Amadine only really feels free when she is working at her craft as an aerialist in the Circus and not gets involved in the rebellion some of the other leopards are fighting. Throughout the story they struggle to find away to be together as who they really and end up changing the world they live. ( ) handybear | Jul 15, 2013 | This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways. I received this book through Librarything.com.I read this book quite a while ago but held off writing the review because I could not quite figure out what to say. "Angel on the Ropes" by Jill Shultz is a good story, and I recommend it, but I remain unsure about some of Ms Schultz's writing decisions. Today I looked at the other reviews and I can say that Kodibear gets it right. The narrative swings back and forth, back and forth. First, what is the audience? It seems to be a straightforward YA coming of age book except for the steamy sex. Not a lot of sex, but what is there seems a bit too hot for some teens. Yet, if it is an adult book, why is it so simple? Simple sentences, word choices, youthful emotions and YA situations. But given this simplicity, why has Ms Shultz crammed in so much social and spiritual content? Quakerism, thinly disguised. Racial hatred absorbed into a mainstream religion. The final section is a discussion of the political concept "consensus" covered up in a survival skills day at the circus. That's awfully hard stuff for a novel (take a look at the Wikipedia "consensus" disambiguation page to get an idea) and this section does not work so well. But I liked the book and recommend it. And the cover art is wicked. (  ) Dokfintong | Jul 9, 2013 | no reviews | add a review
Amandine Sand lives to fly. Unfortunately, she's hobbled by a life-threatening secret: she's one of the spotted humans wrongly accused of being a plague carrier. These "leopards" are hunted by zealots to protect their offworld colony from the scourge. Despite this threat, Amandine spends her days guiding other leopards to an underground shelter run by the pacifist Seekers. At night, with her own spots hidden, she soars on the trapeze, the one place she feels free and gloriously alive.When the persecution of leopards explodes into widespread violence, the Seekers demand more of her time. But her circus is teetering toward bankruptcy and desperately needs her, too. She has no time to breathe... and then she meets a stranger who leaves her breathless--and might be the biggest risk of all. If her trust is misplaced and she's unmasked, everyone she loves and everything she's fought for could crash.To survive, Amandine must draw upon all of her circus and Seeker skills. But can a pacifist defend her violent enemies to stop a civil war? And can this reluctant angel fly beyond her limits to save her life, her love, and her world?-Reader's Crown Award Winner in Science Fiction from RomCon (2014)-Rainbow Book Awards Winner in LGBT Sci-fi/Fantasy (3rd place, 2013)-Shortlist for Best Novel, the Gaylactic Spectrum Award (Recommended 2013 title) No library descriptions found. |
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As it turned out my interpretation of the synopsis was wrong, but that didn't matter as I fell completely in love with the book anyway. A vivid, engaging story with a wonderful human cast of characters set in a futuristic world. Turns out the "leopards" in the books were people with spots on their skin supposedly held responsible for a deadly disease. The main female character is one of these leopards and a brilliant trapeze performer.
I won't go into too much detail of the plot as it would be spoilerful and basically rehashing the story. It was incredible, dark in places, and fascinating future world to read about with some social issues and problems that made you pay attention and want to know how everything came out in the end. Gripping characters, beautifully written, vivid and engaging. I loved it from start to finish.
Thank you Netgalley for the read now ARC, and thank you Librarything.com for the member giveaway. (