‘A Change in the Weather’ is a story reminiscent of more classical tales, not necessarily in the language but just in the all round telling.  Think something along the lines of ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’ but modernized.  This reads like a story you’d see in maybe ‘The Canterbury Tales’ or any other fairy tale book.

I’m in the process of catching up on the chapters, hovering somewhere around chapter 10 and at this point, not much by the way of fantastical has been mentioned but just enough has that you know something’s simmering just beneath the surface that these children’ are about ready to break through on.

Despite the omniscient take on the telling, I was still fully capable of delving into each character’s head without being wrenched from one mindset to another.  Headhopping teeters on a very fine line but that isn’t what I’m calling this.  I’m not jarred by the sudden shifts in points of view, probably because I almost expect them.  It’s a POV dance that was set up from the very beginning and done, in my mind’s eye anyway, seamlessly.  I’ve yet to lose track of who’s thinking what or when.

There is some odd paragraph spacing and scene breaks but nothing even remotely severe enough to thwart me from reading more.  This is a story that I highly recommend everyone read.  I think it’s something that would appeal to anyone that likes a bit of fantasy and just a really good modern fairy tale.  This one’s certainly a "don’t miss."

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