Freitag, 10. August 2018

Fawkes, Nadine Brandes

Heute habe ich noch eine englische Rezi für euch :) (yes, I did it again ^^)
Heute mal ausnahmsweise zu einem Einteiler






Hier der Klappentext:
Thomas Fawkes is turning to stone, and the only cure to the Stone Plague is to join his father’s plot to assassinate the king of England.
Silent wars leave the most carnage. The wars that are never declared but are carried out in dark alleys with masks and hidden knives. Wars where color power alters the natural rhythm of 17th-century London. And when the king calls for peace, no one listens until he finally calls for death.
But what if death finds him first?
Keepers think the Igniters caused the plague. Igniters think the Keepers did it. But all Thomas knows is that the Stone Plague infecting his eye is spreading. And if he doesn’t do something soon, he’ll be a lifeless statue. So when his Keeper father, Guy Fawkes, invites him to join the Gunpowder Plot—claiming it will put an end to the plague—Thomas is in.
The plan: use 36 barrels of gunpowder to blow up the Igniter King.
The problem: Doing so will destroy the family of the girl Thomas loves. But backing out of the plot will send his father and the other plotters to the gallows. To save one, Thomas will lose the other.
No matter Thomas’s choice, one thing is clear: once the decision is made and the color masks have been put on, there’s no turning back.
(Quelle: amazon)

My opinion:
The cover is looking really pretty. I really like the ornamental frame. Also the blue background with the scene probably showing old London, is also really nice. The mask looks mysterious and made me really curious. The color of the mask is really suiting to the story.

The writing style was fluent and easy to read. The different fonts regarding the white light and so on, where really nice. The story is written from the first person perspective of Thomas.

The main character of the book was Thomas Fawkes. Most of the time I really liked Thomas. Sometimes his uncertainty disturbed me a little, but it was nice to watch him, find his part in the world and what he wants to believe in. The growing and personal development of him were really impressing. I also found the other characters involved in the Gunpowder Plot quite interesting. The development of the relationship of Thomas with his father was fascinating.  The commitment  of Catsby to his plot was also interesting. Emma was also a really likeable character. I admired her coping with her origins. Regardless, she was a often really brave and strong.

The story of the book is historical fiction. I've never read that genre before, I think. However, I liked it very much. The mixture of fantasy with a real historical event with persons, that mostly really existed, was really fascinating. I was also really fond of the fantastical view of the two religions in this time period. In general, I liked the included philosophic, political and rascism parts. The were woven very nicely into the story. The fantasy parts with the different color magics and the magic masks was also really fascinating and refreshing.

The end of the story (those of you, who know the real Gunpoder Plot will know) was a little bit brutal, but it also included some little peace of hope.

Conclusion:
Wonderful weaving in of a lot of different aspects into a nice novel - I give the book 4 out of 5 stars ;)


author:  Nadine Brandes
publisher: Harper Collins Publ. USA
languager: English
publishing date: 20. August 2018
ISBN-10:  0785217142
ISBN-13: 978-0785217145
pages: 441
(information is from the printed version)
 

I thank Netgalley and the Publisher for the review copy <3

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