petersburg in 1917.* feo is a half-wild child who hasn't seen many humans in her life. Twelve-year-old feodora petrovna and her mother marina live in a secluded forest just outside of st. it's dark and stark and sleek and less charming than fierce. (chortle, chortle) it has the same kind of unconventional and bold heroine as Rooftoppers, the same killer prose, but it has much more depth. Rooftoppers was all charm - a magical book with beautifully light prose, unforgettable characters, and a plot like a symphony - all rise and fall and elegance. This book is even better than Rooftoppers. which made me nervous that Rooftoppers was one of those one-hit-wonder flashes of genius the author is never able to replicate. it doesn't have the same sparkle of language or story it feels … dusty. Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms is a fine book, it just doesn't read like it's from the same creative period as the two bookending it. This is all just wild speculation, but Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms just feels like it was written before Rooftoppers and maybe only saw the light of day to tide rabid fans like me over while rundell was writing her next masterpiece.

THIS is the book i was waiting for as a chaser to Rooftoppers. Her wolves, Feo thought, were a bunch of the most beautiful criminals.

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