Monday, February 25, 2013

A Tange of Knots (2013)

A Tangle of Knots. Lisa Graff. 2013. Penguin. 240 pages.

A Tangle of Knots reminded me of Ingrid Law's Savvy. In both MG novels, we've got some characters with special, unique talents or powers. In A Tangle of Knots, readers meet a large cast of characters--children and adults, some more obviously talented than others in terms of magic. If we have a true main character, it would be Cady, a young girl with a talent for KNOWING precisely what kind of cake to bake for each person she meets. She has a way of knowing what each person's perfectly-perfect cake is. She's the only orphan living in the orphanage. The manager of the orphanage can't keep any other kids because her oh so special talent is matching orphans with adoptive parents. She just has a way of knowing where people belong. There are probably a dozen or so other characters complicating this story about fate and destiny and belonging. The plotting can be a bit messy, I believe it is intentionally messy since it's called Tangle of Knots. The characters are tangled together in a way, their lives intermingling, touching one another. One isn't always sure how the pieces are all going to fit together. But. It has its delightful moments. I think you might have to be in the right mood to love it, but, it was quite enjoyable regardless.

Read A Tangle of Knots
  • If you enjoy middle grade fiction
  • If you enjoy coming of age stories with a touch of fantasy
  • If you enjoy books that incorporate recipes into the storytelling
© 2013 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews

1 comment:

Kailana said...

I have about had it with annoying anonymous posts. Isn't it ridiculous? I don't know which ones post and which ones just go to spam... It seems particularly worse lately.

As to the actual book. I liked Savvy and I really like this cover. I will have to check it out!