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beastreader's review against another edition
4.0
If you have read Blue by author Lou Aronica and loved the magical world of Tamarisk and missed Chris, Becky and Princess Miea than you are in for a treat. Mr. Aronica has written a prequel to Blue titled Until Again. This short book takes readers back to where it all began.
In this book, Chris and his wife are getting a divorce. Becky and her father, Chris only have one night a week with each other. Though, that is not much time, Chris cherishes every moment he has with Becky and this includes their story time. Chris has been telling Becky about the land of Tamarisk and the Princess Miea.
I grew close to Chris and Becky in Blue, so it was nice to revisit with them again, even if it was for a brief bit. To be honest, I never really gave much thought to going back in time and wondering what started Blue off. Mr. Aronica was that good of an author that I didn’t have questions. Though after reading Until Again, I am glad, Mr. Aronica wrote this book. I could get a much broader overall picture of Tamarisk and the characters. Until Again is a nice prequel. Fans of Blue will enjoy this short story.
In this book, Chris and his wife are getting a divorce. Becky and her father, Chris only have one night a week with each other. Though, that is not much time, Chris cherishes every moment he has with Becky and this includes their story time. Chris has been telling Becky about the land of Tamarisk and the Princess Miea.
I grew close to Chris and Becky in Blue, so it was nice to revisit with them again, even if it was for a brief bit. To be honest, I never really gave much thought to going back in time and wondering what started Blue off. Mr. Aronica was that good of an author that I didn’t have questions. Though after reading Until Again, I am glad, Mr. Aronica wrote this book. I could get a much broader overall picture of Tamarisk and the characters. Until Again is a nice prequel. Fans of Blue will enjoy this short story.
jbarr5's review against another edition
4.0
Until again by Lou Aronica
This story follows the story Blue form the same author.
I had not read that one and this one was a bit different and a bit out there for me.
Like story of the parents and their daughter Becky as they help her to get over the pain of the divorce and the father leaves to live elsewhere.
She will still see it but it's not the same as they had worked on a fantasy realm type game together.
Didn't enjoy this one as much as the authors other works but it was ok to read.
Received this review copy from The Story Plant and this is my honest opinion.
This story follows the story Blue form the same author.
I had not read that one and this one was a bit different and a bit out there for me.
Like story of the parents and their daughter Becky as they help her to get over the pain of the divorce and the father leaves to live elsewhere.
She will still see it but it's not the same as they had worked on a fantasy realm type game together.
Didn't enjoy this one as much as the authors other works but it was ok to read.
Received this review copy from The Story Plant and this is my honest opinion.
judascomplex's review against another edition
5.0
[b:Until Again: The prequel novella to Blue|12554946|Until Again The prequel novella to Blue|Lou Aronica|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1356046847s/12554946.jpg|17557967] is a wonderful introduction to the world of [a:Lou Aronica|195467|Lou Aronica|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1287706522p2/195467.jpg]'s earlier book, Blue, taking us back four years in time to when main character Chris and his ex-wife Polly’s divorce first happened. It allows the reader to see Chris and his daughter Becky happy, before the strain of her parents' divorce tears them apart. We see the dynamic between Chris and Polly, and can understand all the better the choices and problems that they come up against in Blue.
It also gives the readers out first taste of Tamarisk, the fantasy world that Becky and Chris created as a way for Becky to cope with her leukemia treatments. Aronica describes each detail not only of the world, but of its creation, in such flawless detail that it becomes impossible not to see yourself in their world. We see Chris' investment in the world that has helped keep his daughter optimistic through these difficult times - and in many ways, probably keeps Chris optimistic as well. We see Becky struggling with the fact that she knows something is wrong between her parents, but neither of them are talking to her about it - and perhaps it's her age that keeping them silent. And on the other side of the wall, we see Miea - a princess of Tamarisk - desperately trying to make her own path in a world that is resistant to her being her own person...but might see her put there all too soon, regardless.
Until Again is an excellent jumping block into the world of Blue - so much so that it is highly recommended to buy both books at the same time; it will be very difficult to set either of them down once they're picked up.
It also gives the readers out first taste of Tamarisk, the fantasy world that Becky and Chris created as a way for Becky to cope with her leukemia treatments. Aronica describes each detail not only of the world, but of its creation, in such flawless detail that it becomes impossible not to see yourself in their world. We see Chris' investment in the world that has helped keep his daughter optimistic through these difficult times - and in many ways, probably keeps Chris optimistic as well. We see Becky struggling with the fact that she knows something is wrong between her parents, but neither of them are talking to her about it - and perhaps it's her age that keeping them silent. And on the other side of the wall, we see Miea - a princess of Tamarisk - desperately trying to make her own path in a world that is resistant to her being her own person...but might see her put there all too soon, regardless.
Until Again is an excellent jumping block into the world of Blue - so much so that it is highly recommended to buy both books at the same time; it will be very difficult to set either of them down once they're picked up.
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