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5.0 out of 5 stars Quincy is THE BEST
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I'm not sure I even have words to describe what I felt, other than she became a part of my very heart. She has layers upon layers that slowly peel back as the story develops. She knows she is different from other folk and she embraces that, her confidence in who she is is one of the first things you notice about her. Yet don't ever suppose you truly understand her, there are a rare few that do. The second thing you notice? Her love for The Q.It didn't take long for me to fall in love with The Q myself! What is The Q, you ask? It's a place that must be experienced. Full of the quirkiest and most wonderful of people, who all adore Quincy (and rightly so!). (Well, except for one, but they eventually come around. Just you watch how it happens! ;) The Q is Quincy. Quincy is The Q. These two entities do not exist without the other. It is a world like nothing else, when you enter the doors of The Q, you are entering Quincy's domain. She inhabits every single part of this place, it is the very breath she breathes day in and day out. But it's not just the place, it's the people. All the workers that know their jobs intimately, as well as all the myriad of people who walk in the doors planning to share bits of their hearts, albeit unknowingly a lot of the time. There is no part of Rhysdon society that is not affected by The Q, and thus is affected by Quincy.One of the best things about her is her ignorance of just how awesome she is. There are deep wells of thought and emotion that only the most truest of her friends get to see, yet even those who only get glimpses of it are drawn almost reluctantly into her orbit. Especially one such James Arch! I loved each and every barbed interaction, the way they struggled to understand each other, even the way they hurt each other. The journey of their friendship involves two steps forward and three steps back. It's a tangle of chaos, and requires a lot of work as well as forgiveness, yet they attempt the hard again and again. That's the beauty of friendship with Quincy, she may hurt with her bluntness, yet once you see beyond her initial sharp edges, you cannot help but want to know more, want to try and really understand her. Like Fisher does. I loved their friendship! I loved that no matter what, they always had each other's back. When you've survived the things those two have, it creates a bond that cannot be broken in any way. Not even when they hurt each other. Which Quincy does the most often because the girl in no way understands how to be tactful. At all. Yet all the hard they've been through, and even the hard yet to come, only makes them stronger together. Even distance can't break it! :)See? I keep coming back to Quincy. She is the heart and soul of this story. Once you become one of 'her people', you become privy to things she only shares with the worthy, and then you become protective of her and she of you. The family she creates around her is little, but mighty. She, herself, one of the mightiest! (Don't let her fool you, that small body houses a fierce mama-bear!) She is an irresistible force that made me want to hug her so many times, even though she'd have hated every minute of it. Her quirkiness, her bluntness, the way she struggled to understand the hidden cues of society, the way she didn't fit society at all, just the very fact that a character such as her exists!Yet it's not just Quincy that I love, the writing is exceptional! I kept highlighting so many phrases on my kindle, I fear I'm going to have trouble narrowing down which to feature. Thank you, Ms. Brower, for this story. For creating the gloriously imperfect Quincy for me to fall in love with! For these words that necessitated I stay up entirely too late reading. For The Q and this world that felt so much bigger than just a building and a few streets in the city. For this engrossing story that inhabited my mind and every moment of my life until I finished the final page! (And even for days after that.) For making me wish I could enter the pages and become a part of the story myself. This book is going on my top ten reads of this year, no doubt about it. It's incredible! You should read it. Trust me, you really should.
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved every word. It ended too soon!
What a great story! Wonderful characters who become friends you will miss after you finish reading that last page. Alas, I have now read every book written by one of my very favorite, if not my all time favorite author, Beth Brower. Her writing has it all; beauty, wit , wisdom, adventure, poetry, love, friendship, relatable crazy relations, fun, justice, injustice, heartbreak, misery, joy, even faith. It’s all there filling up page after perfect page of her books. Don’t miss out. I am doing you a favor when I tell you to read them all!
4.0 out of 5 stars What a story!
The Q is such a unique story and Beth is the perfect person to tell it. She really has a way with words and puts so much feeling into her stories. It took me a little bit to get into the story but I loved Quincy’s story and seeing her grow and change and move forward. Arch was the perfect person to walk beside her. It was a lovely story to get lost in.
5.0 out of 5 stars Beth Brower is a wonderful find as an author
Beth Brower is a wonderful find as an author. I read her first book in the Imirrillian trilogy as part of a book club and was so taken with it I quickly got and read the next two and then reread them because I read them so fast I wanted to spend more time with the wonderfully complex characters they were. Then my husband surprised me with Q and I hesitated to start it because I was afraid I wouldn't relate in the same way. No worries there. Although it was a completely different book the characters were real and again true to themselves. Ms. Brower's telling of a story is refreshing, but the experiences she has her characters live through are believable and as a reader I feel the emotions and the confusion that they feel. I am not a regular book reviewer. I usually read and book and tell people if I love it or not but these books left me with such a desire to let people know how much I loved them that I decided to try a review. I have tried to review them on a few sites but I'm never sure they are there. Not as technologically advanced as I should be. I would recommend these books to my children, my grandchildren, my nieces and nephews, my friends and my neighbors. I believe anyone could read these without a worry of anything being inappropriate. I love her writing and the way she expresses herself. She tells things in a real way and because of that I laughed and I cried and I got anxious when things weren't going the way I wanted them to. All the books I've read so far have been a great read and I will continue to look and find her new books. Keep them coming Beth Brower. They are worth the time reading.
5.0 out of 5 stars just beautiful!
Such gorgeous writing, interesting and in depth characters, and fully enveloping! I loved reading this as it was deeper than the fluff of regular rom coms, but still had a great romantic flare to it that brought me to tears for them near the end. (It’s not a sad story by any means, just some emotionally charged moments;). Great writing! Loved it!
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
I was introduced to Beth Brower via the Emma Lion books. I loved those so much that I'm reading everything by Beth. The Q was a delightful read, I couldn't put it down. The characters are so endearing, and there is so much goodness in each of them. I love the depth of the relationships in Beth's books.
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my new favorites!
This story was so moving. Beth Brower is 2 for 2 in books I’ve read and loved by her. She has such a whimsical and beautiful way of telling stories and creates these characters that are perfectly lovable and yet flawed and relatable. This story made me smile, made my heart ache, made me kick my feet and made me cry happy and sad tears. I will be recommending this book to everyone and I am so thankful to all the people that recommended it to me :)
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Story, Impeccable Writing
Beth Brower has created a character that I can identify with so very closely. How does she do that? I am sorry to reach the end of the book.
Refreshingly different.
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For Fans of Enola Holmes
If you enjoy books with an intelligent, independent female lead, this is for you! I want to compare it to the Enola Holmes series or the lesser known Vesper Holly series, as they’re all set in the same time period and possess unusually strong female protagonists—but “The Q” is no copycat book! The story is very original and the only mystery in the book is figuring out the backstory that made Quincy who she is. There were times when I felt frustrated with Quincy, but despite flaws, her character is loveable and you can’t help rooting for her to win. I enjoyed this novel immensely (and wish there could be a sequel).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Quincy is THE BEST
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I'm not sure I even have words to describe what I felt, other than she became a part of my very heart. She has layers upon layers that slowly peel back as the story develops. She knows she is different from other folk and she embraces that, her confidence in who she is is one of the first things you notice about her. Yet don't ever suppose you truly understand her, there are a rare few that do. The second thing you notice? Her love for The Q.It didn't take long for me to fall in love with The Q myself! What is The Q, you ask? It's a place that must be experienced. Full of the quirkiest and most wonderful of people, who all adore Quincy (and rightly so!). (Well, except for one, but they eventually come around. Just you watch how it happens! ;) The Q is Quincy. Quincy is The Q. These two entities do not exist without the other. It is a world like nothing else, when you enter the doors of The Q, you are entering Quincy's domain. She inhabits every single part of this place, it is the very breath she breathes day in and day out. But it's not just the place, it's the people. All the workers that know their jobs intimately, as well as all the myriad of people who walk in the doors planning to share bits of their hearts, albeit unknowingly a lot of the time. There is no part of Rhysdon society that is not affected by The Q, and thus is affected by Quincy.One of the best things about her is her ignorance of just how awesome she is. There are deep wells of thought and emotion that only the most truest of her friends get to see, yet even those who only get glimpses of it are drawn almost reluctantly into her orbit. Especially one such James Arch! I loved each and every barbed interaction, the way they struggled to understand each other, even the way they hurt each other. The journey of their friendship involves two steps forward and three steps back. It's a tangle of chaos, and requires a lot of work as well as forgiveness, yet they attempt the hard again and again. That's the beauty of friendship with Quincy, she may hurt with her bluntness, yet once you see beyond her initial sharp edges, you cannot help but want to know more, want to try and really understand her. Like Fisher does. I loved their friendship! I loved that no matter what, they always had each other's back. When you've survived the things those two have, it creates a bond that cannot be broken in any way. Not even when they hurt each other. Which Quincy does the most often because the girl in no way understands how to be tactful. At all. Yet all the hard they've been through, and even the hard yet to come, only makes them stronger together. Even distance can't break it! :)See? I keep coming back to Quincy. She is the heart and soul of this story. Once you become one of 'her people', you become privy to things she only shares with the worthy, and then you become protective of her and she of you. The family she creates around her is little, but mighty. She, herself, one of the mightiest! (Don't let her fool you, that small body houses a fierce mama-bear!) She is an irresistible force that made me want to hug her so many times, even though she'd have hated every minute of it. Her quirkiness, her bluntness, the way she struggled to understand the hidden cues of society, the way she didn't fit society at all, just the very fact that a character such as her exists!Yet it's not just Quincy that I love, the writing is exceptional! I kept highlighting so many phrases on my kindle, I fear I'm going to have trouble narrowing down which to feature. Thank you, Ms. Brower, for this story. For creating the gloriously imperfect Quincy for me to fall in love with! For these words that necessitated I stay up entirely too late reading. For The Q and this world that felt so much bigger than just a building and a few streets in the city. For this engrossing story that inhabited my mind and every moment of my life until I finished the final page! (And even for days after that.) For making me wish I could enter the pages and become a part of the story myself. This book is going on my top ten reads of this year, no doubt about it. It's incredible! You should read it. Trust me, you really should.
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved every word. It ended too soon!
What a great story! Wonderful characters who become friends you will miss after you finish reading that last page. Alas, I have now read every book written by one of my very favorite, if not my all time favorite author, Beth Brower. Her writing has it all; beauty, wit , wisdom, adventure, poetry, love, friendship, relatable crazy relations, fun, justice, injustice, heartbreak, misery, joy, even faith. It’s all there filling up page after perfect page of her books. Don’t miss out. I am doing you a favor when I tell you to read them all!
4.0 out of 5 stars What a story!
The Q is such a unique story and Beth is the perfect person to tell it. She really has a way with words and puts so much feeling into her stories. It took me a little bit to get into the story but I loved Quincy’s story and seeing her grow and change and move forward. Arch was the perfect person to walk beside her. It was a lovely story to get lost in.
5.0 out of 5 stars Beth Brower is a wonderful find as an author
Beth Brower is a wonderful find as an author. I read her first book in the Imirrillian trilogy as part of a book club and was so taken with it I quickly got and read the next two and then reread them because I read them so fast I wanted to spend more time with the wonderfully complex characters they were. Then my husband surprised me with Q and I hesitated to start it because I was afraid I wouldn't relate in the same way. No worries there. Although it was a completely different book the characters were real and again true to themselves. Ms. Brower's telling of a story is refreshing, but the experiences she has her characters live through are believable and as a reader I feel the emotions and the confusion that they feel. I am not a regular book reviewer. I usually read and book and tell people if I love it or not but these books left me with such a desire to let people know how much I loved them that I decided to try a review. I have tried to review them on a few sites but I'm never sure they are there. Not as technologically advanced as I should be. I would recommend these books to my children, my grandchildren, my nieces and nephews, my friends and my neighbors. I believe anyone could read these without a worry of anything being inappropriate. I love her writing and the way she expresses herself. She tells things in a real way and because of that I laughed and I cried and I got anxious when things weren't going the way I wanted them to. All the books I've read so far have been a great read and I will continue to look and find her new books. Keep them coming Beth Brower. They are worth the time reading.
5.0 out of 5 stars just beautiful!
Such gorgeous writing, interesting and in depth characters, and fully enveloping! I loved reading this as it was deeper than the fluff of regular rom coms, but still had a great romantic flare to it that brought me to tears for them near the end. (It’s not a sad story by any means, just some emotionally charged moments;). Great writing! Loved it!
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
I was introduced to Beth Brower via the Emma Lion books. I loved those so much that I'm reading everything by Beth. The Q was a delightful read, I couldn't put it down. The characters are so endearing, and there is so much goodness in each of them. I love the depth of the relationships in Beth's books.
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my new favorites!
This story was so moving. Beth Brower is 2 for 2 in books I’ve read and loved by her. She has such a whimsical and beautiful way of telling stories and creates these characters that are perfectly lovable and yet flawed and relatable. This story made me smile, made my heart ache, made me kick my feet and made me cry happy and sad tears. I will be recommending this book to everyone and I am so thankful to all the people that recommended it to me :)
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Story, Impeccable Writing
Beth Brower has created a character that I can identify with so very closely. How does she do that? I am sorry to reach the end of the book.
Refreshingly different.
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For Fans of Enola Holmes
If you enjoy books with an intelligent, independent female lead, this is for you! I want to compare it to the Enola Holmes series or the lesser known Vesper Holly series, as they’re all set in the same time period and possess unusually strong female protagonists—but “The Q” is no copycat book! The story is very original and the only mystery in the book is figuring out the backstory that made Quincy who she is. There were times when I felt frustrated with Quincy, but despite flaws, her character is loveable and you can’t help rooting for her to win. I enjoyed this novel immensely (and wish there could be a sequel).
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