After somewhat enjoying Jon Armstrong’s Grey (review) and seeing other reviews of his new book Yarn, I was excited to start reading it. Two weeks and only 100 pages in, I came to the realization that I wasn’t interested in the book and I wasn’t going to finish. This was surprising to me, since the one thing I loved about Grey was the energy and excitement about a subject that I normally don’t have much interest in, fashion. Yarn looked to be set in the same universe with a lot of similar characters and themes, but when I started reading it, I realized that I had no interest in the book. The characters didn’t grab me and I had no interest in the plot.

I’ll definitely give a new book by Armstrong a chance, but this one was a swing and a miss to me.

Looking around the review blogosphere, I often get ideas for other books to read. One of the books (and authors) that I hadn’t heard of before and sounded interesting was Grey by Jon Armstrong. The review I read made it sound fun and quirky. Based off the bio on the back of the book, Armstrong has come from a fashion background (which explains the basic concepts in the book) and bummed around the world for a few years before becoming a writer. The book is obviously the work of a new author, but it has an interesting energy to it. So, let’s see what’s so Grey?
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