![]() ![]() ![]() Jitterbug Perfume sorta starts with the story of Alobar, an ancient king who decides when it’s his allocated time to die that he really doesn’t want to. But I found the absurdity trying, the characters flat, and the description on the back of the book incredibly misleading. A book whose plot spans hundreds of years complete with manifestations of Pan, some nymphs, a cast of other less godly but no less colourful characters, and an absurd outlook really should have appealed to me. ![]() This really shouldn’t have been the case. Having since got my hands on a copy, I’m now wondering if a ten year build of anticipation was always going to end it disappointment as I found this to be completely underwhelming. I was first recommended this book around a decade ago by a colleague but couldn’t find a copy of it at the time, and so over the years I’ve kept my eye out for so I could snatch up a copy as soon as it appeared. ![]()
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