Yet again I'm enamored with a Mia Sheridan novel. However there is one, one major negative in her work and that's the irresponsible message of contraception. Or the lack of it. At least in two novels (two!), the male says "aw, shucks. I just made love to you without a condom" and the female says, "it was just one time. We should be okay. I'll go pick up birth control tomorrow." 
 Okay? OKAY????????? 
 Listen up missy and mister, one time IS ALL IT TAKES. 
 Such an irresponsible message! 
 Other than that, I do have a fondness for Mia's work. Her type of prose is not my favorite, because it's a tad (just a tad) purple for my taste, and it's very poetic and free flowing and all that, it's the type of writing where I have to be in a certain mood to read it. If I'm feeling agitated, this wouldn't do at all. However, if I'm feeling more...open to poetical creativity, then I'm all for it. 
 As ever, part of me is always charmed by her writing. If not at the beginning, then always by the end. (eee, this was only published 4 days ago! How current is that? :)