A review by satyridae
The Color of Rain by Cory McCarthy

4.0

Mmmm, science-fictiony whores & pimps. Points for fresh, in other words. Rain is desperate to get off of Earth with its (poorly explained) disease that's making people "touched" and ships out with the first bad boy she finds. Engrossing but sometimes scary and sometimes hurtful adventures ensue. I never had a lot of doubt that things would come out okay for Rain in the end, but there's enough collateral damage to not let me say it's got a happy ending. A worthy debut, and an author I'm looking forward to seeing more of. My free review copy came from ALA Midwinter.