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I was surprised at how much I ended up liking "Ida" – it took me a while to really get into the story.
A great thing about this book is the amount of representation it has, especially considering it’s not the main focus (which some books do). Here, it’s not really a big deal – which I like. There are characters who are bisexual, genderqueer and genderfluid.
Another pro is that the pronoun “they” was used in reference to the love interest, Daisy, which is something that took a little bit of getting used to but was rather cool.
Even though it’s not really highlighted, there are also some people of colour in here too.
Frank was great – he was certainly a highlight and perhaps even my favourite character.
Damaris and Adrastos were quite interesting, if confusing – they were never quite explained.
The narrative style of third person present tense was something that I’m not usually a fan of but it did grow on me.
I’m glad I read "Ida" in one sitting, because it had the potential to be rather confusing. It also had a rather open ending with some things left unresolved. However, it was interesting and I did enjoy it. - Melissa (QBD)
Guest, 10/11/2017
