Reign of Scapegrace

It was time to reread H. A. Clarke’s The Scapegracers so that I could remember what happened now that the sequel is out, and also for reasons relating to my particular book shelving system. The second time around, this book is still quite a vibe. Very character-driven, very gay. The plot is fun enough to hang the story on and I do want to know what happens next, although mostly I am reading the sequel because I want more Sideways and more Mr. Scratch. It’s definitely more YA than I’m used to reading these days but it’s still quite good. My one major criticism is that Sideways needs to do her laundry and soon; the cool disheveled thing stops being cool real fast when you become the smelly kid.