Sometimes I wonder if I loved [b:Catherine, Called Birdy|24137|Catherine, Called Birdy|Karen Cushman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1167520363s/24137.jpg|25037] too much, because almost all of Cushman's books have paled in comparison to that one for me. Honestly, I wanted to shake many of the characters in this book almost all the time. Grayling was too timid, too often looking for a way not to lead. Pansy was useless and selfish. Auld Nancy was sometimes too stubborn. Desdemona was too interested in her own welfare. In not really enjoying any of the characters, it made it hard to like the book overall.