Not sure why it has taken me this long to getting around to reviewing this one. I quite liked it and actually thought this novel felt more cohesive as one story compared to its predecessor, even though both were Kindle Serials. As the novel starts, Elise Walton, a minor villain introduced in Indexing and a Wicked Stepsister archetype, escapes from the high security magical prison where the characters are kept. Some of the prisoners have committed horrible crimes, but others are innocent but can’t be […]
Heads Will Roll
Two months after the birth of his son Simon, Sebastian finds himself involved in another murder case when Sir Henry Lovejoy asks for his assistance. One thing that amused me quite a bit is how many people asked Sebastian if he was going to continue with this hobby now that he was married and had a child since it was so dangerous. I guess it’s the closest 19th century England would get to asking a man “how do you balance career and family? Who is […]
I Don’t Think That Was the Takeaway from the Revolution You Needed to Focus on, Princess
I had actually started reading an older sci-fi novel recommended on various Pajiba/Cannonball FB threads, but I spent the weekend in Toulouse, France, and while surrounded by the beautiful medieval architecture of the churches and museums, space exploration and colonization didn’t feel appropriate. Not that a mystery novel set in 19th century England is a perfect fit, either, but it’s a bit closer to matching the atmosphere, especially since I wouldn’t even know where to start for novels set in France. Fortuitously, even though this […]
Who Draws The Line Between Villain and Hero
I picked this one up after narfna’s rave review, and while I liked it, I didn’t love it as much as her, potentially because I had set my expectations a bit high. I also think this is the second book I’ve read in the past month where a character rushed to call another character a murderer for what was really more of an accidental death. I guess I am more technical than the characters, and in the accuser’s defense just because it was an accident […]
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?
On the one hand, I very rarely read short story collections because I also have a strong desire to finish a book once I start, and if I read too many short stories in a row, I get irritated about not getting to spend more time with characters. Collections of short stories related to series don’t count since those are opportunities to experience short side adventures, thus having more time with beloved characters. On the other hand, Atwood’s Gertrude Speaks is one of my favorite […]
I Want to Live in the World Where This is the Real History
emmalita’s review of this novel intrigued me, and given my interest in certain periods of English history, I was curious to see how an alternate history of Jane Grey would work. Lady Jane Grey is one of those historical figures I have honestly not done that much reading on. She held the title of queen for nine days after the death of her Protestant cousin King Edward, and always felt more like a pawn trapped in historical circumstances. Her cousin knew he was dying, and […]
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