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winterreader40's review against another edition
4.0
Gloria has no memories from before she woke up in a cave, stumbled out into the world and accidentally healed someone, but she's had a good life for the last 10 years or so, living and working in Coyote Creek. She has no family but she loves her town and people she cares for who in turn care for her, she has a few lovers but she still keeps people at arms length.
Then one day a guy who gives her the creeps shows up and tries to force her to go see the governor of post apocalyptic Arizona, the Fall happened 300 years previous, but she has no desire to go and has heard rumors of healer's being kidnapped and kept. A series of unfortunate events see's her kicked from her home and roaming about trying find answers to the string of people who keep falling sick and losing their memories.
Kim definitely has a specific style and manages to draw me in with her characters and her world building, this world being arid and full of life at the same time. Gloria's growth was interesting and her origins were fascinating once they became clear as well.
Then one day a guy who gives her the creeps shows up and tries to force her to go see the governor of post apocalyptic Arizona, the Fall happened 300 years previous, but she has no desire to go and has heard rumors of healer's being kidnapped and kept. A series of unfortunate events see's her kicked from her home and roaming about trying find answers to the string of people who keep falling sick and losing their memories.
Kim definitely has a specific style and manages to draw me in with her characters and her world building, this world being arid and full of life at the same time. Gloria's growth was interesting and her origins were fascinating once they became clear as well.
eupomene's review against another edition
3.0
At first I didn't like it -- something bugged me, it was written too glibly and there was too much unnecessary sex. Turns out sex was one of the only ways the main character could "connect" with humans. She was a machine, but had no memories and so didn't know this.
It got better, and turned into a really quick, interesting read about the world left after our own crumbles. About a man-made technology -- the "Gaia Websters" -- whom nature reclaims and turns into healers. Light, entertaining fare.
It got better, and turned into a really quick, interesting read about the world left after our own crumbles. About a man-made technology -- the "Gaia Websters" -- whom nature reclaims and turns into healers. Light, entertaining fare.
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