Solutions and Other Problems was an interesting read for me. At this time I'm not rating it because I don't know how or what to rate it. To be honest Solutions and Other Problems was an interesting read for me. At this time I'm not rating it because I don't know how or what to rate it. To be honest I'm not sure I'll ever re-read it or be able to give it a proper rating. I read it yes, but I am still having very mixed feelings. I started off enjoying it, but this is no light-hearted graphic novel. It was interesting, it had humor, but it was also real, personal and at times depressing (which is understandable). A lot happened in this book, some funny, some random and some very real. I think it was worth the read, I just don't know if it's something I will re-read....more
Rush is not really what I was expecting. I was expecting a pretty standard stalker, bodyguard, romantic suspense but there was also a mess of family Rush is not really what I was expecting. I was expecting a pretty standard stalker, bodyguard, romantic suspense but there was also a mess of family histories, bad choices and a heroine with a complex, who has been failed by the adults in her life as a child which impacted her as an adult. Needless to say it was heavier than I anticipated going into it.
Yes, there is a stalker situation, which introduces Lucas Vega, our hero to our heroine, Miyuki Price-Jones . That part of the story was pretty straight forward. There are also other dangers throughout the story, including a traitor, zealots, and the messed up families (on both sides). It was all a little much, it could've been pulled together better, but it's not the worst I've read.
I liked Lucas and Mi even if she drove me nuts, and made me want to scream at her to see sense. But I could kind of see where she was coming from at least part of the time. It was a case of I want to shake you till you see sense, but I can kind of understand (even if I don't accept) where she was coming from. So many things could've been solved if she'd just told someone the truth, but secrets have a way of screwing people up.
This book does deal with mental health issues with a side character, and I felt it was portrayed in a limited but real way. They way Miyuki handled it was not the "right" way, but that doesn't make it unrealistic. Mental health has been a taboo subject for a long time for a lot of people, and not just those that have mental health issues. There were also some loose ends that I'm wondering about What about Lucy, her baby and her awful "husband"? Tracey, CALM and the bomb? Jason?
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