review; carswell’s guide to being lucky
Carswell’s Guide To Being Lucky
by Marissa Meyer
Thirteen-year-old Carswell Thorne has big plans involving a Rampion spaceship and a no-return trip out of Los Angeles.
Review:
A prequel showing Carswell Thorne’s back story? Sign me right up!
So it is good to know that Carswell has pretty much always been opportunistic. He’s always been shrewd and calculative, and smart. Also a ladies’ man. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about him as a thirteen-year-old, with a heart that he buries deep under his dreams and desire to be free.
A little surprised that he is apparently from a rich family, but determined to break free. His father seems super strict and not happy about anything he’s done, and his mother is distant at best. But Carswell is still smart and determined to make his life on his own terms.
I hope that someway this ties back into Winter. Some mention of his parents or something.
All in all, glad I managed to get a copy after signing up for Marissa Meyer’s newsletter on her website.
Ara
I’m Ara, a Southeast Asian writer who someday hopes to have published a novel, and who is currently losing herself in the worlds created by others. I love books and food and television and blogging and I get distracted and sidetracked easily.
4 Comments
Jackie B @ Death by Tsundoku
Oh man! How did I not know this existed? I definitely need to sign up for her newsletter so I can read this short story. Thanks for reviewing this, Ara, so I can learn of its existence! XD
Ara
Anytime! The short stories are pretty fun. I’m waiting to get my hands on her graphic novels now!
Jackie B @ Death by Tsundoku
I cannot wait to read the graphic novels. I’m waiting for the series to be done before I pick them up. I love to binge read series. 🙂
Ara
Oh, I’m going to do that too!