Review by Kimberley Rose Title: Nameless, A Tale of Beauty and Madness Author: Lili St. Crow Publisher: Penguin Books Australia, Razorbill The description of this book led me to believe I was in for a traditional fantasy novel but I found myself reading a decidedly young adult book, plonked in a fantasy world. Once I realised this I adjusted my expectations accordingly and once I worked out some of the varieties of different species (which wasn’t entirely explained and very confusing at first) I began to enjoy the world.The rich mythology surrounding 'the family' was obviously well planned and explained well. However, I didn’t like the main character. She is weak and makes obviously stupid decisions, deliberately throwing herself in harms way for no clearly given reason. I don’t know any adolescence that stupid. Then all her friends miraculously swoop in to her rescue at an extremely timely moment. Coincidence is a very weak plot device. I did think that the heroines struggle … [Read more...]