A Scatter of Light - by Malinda Lo (Hardcover)

After Aria ends up in a bad position during a graduation party, her parents send her to live with her grandmother in California for the summer. Her disappointment in being away from her friends soon ends when she meets her grandmother’s gardener, Steph, and is introduced to the queer community that Steph is a part of. A Scatter of Light is a companion novel to Malinda Lo’s Last Night at the Telegraph Club which I loved. This book fell somewhat short of my expectations. With regard to being a companion novel – there’s minimal reference to Last Night at the Telegraph Club. It’s possible that I’m too heavily comparing it. It wasn’t terrible, but it also wasn’t the best. I’m glad that I gave it a chance, though my preference is for Last Night at the Telegraph Club.