Genre:
Historical / Fantasy / YA
Historical / Fantasy / YA
Fawkes
by Nadine Brandes
| -From Amazon- 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. ASIN: B077CXZGHB |  This Book received a 5 Bark rating.
 Nadine Brandes |
One misstep and it could all go up in flames...
I fell in love with Nadine Brandes's fiction with her dystopian Out Of Time series so when I heard that her next book would be a historical fantasy, fantasy historical, well, whatever it is, I knew that it was going to be good. But Fawkes wasn't good.....it was great! It was wonderful! It was Amazing! Can you tell that I loved this book? With the absolute perfect blend of historical detail, Jacobean era England, and fantasy this book was exciting and so very hard to put down.
To be honest, I was so immersed in the story and what was happening to Thomas that I was quite a ways into the book before I realized that there was a lot more going on than just the obvious. The story was a fun and fantastical retelling of the Gunpowder Plot, which I actually had heard of before, and all of the religious controversy that marked the era.
Nadine Brandes may be a YA author but her books, Fawkes included, will definitely appeal to readers if all ages. Her intriguing characters, action-packed prose, and the light dusting of romance, in Fawkes made for a fun read that I found nearly impossible to put down. At nearly 450 printed pages this book is a fairly long one but it sure didn't seem that way while I was reading it, I kept turning the digital pages on my Kindle so fast my fingers were almost smoking. This is definitely a book I would recommend for any reader, boy or girl, YA age or not...
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Fawkes by Nadine Brandes a 5 Bark rating.
I fell in love with Nadine Brandes's fiction with her dystopian Out Of Time series so when I heard that her next book would be a historical fantasy, fantasy historical, well, whatever it is, I knew that it was going to be good. But Fawkes wasn't good.....it was great! It was wonderful! It was Amazing! Can you tell that I loved this book? With the absolute perfect blend of historical detail, Jacobean era England, and fantasy this book was exciting and so very hard to put down.
To be honest, I was so immersed in the story and what was happening to Thomas that I was quite a ways into the book before I realized that there was a lot more going on than just the obvious. The story was a fun and fantastical retelling of the Gunpowder Plot, which I actually had heard of before, and all of the religious controversy that marked the era.
Nadine Brandes may be a YA author but her books, Fawkes included, will definitely appeal to readers if all ages. Her intriguing characters, action-packed prose, and the light dusting of romance, in Fawkes made for a fun read that I found nearly impossible to put down. At nearly 450 printed pages this book is a fairly long one but it sure didn't seem that way while I was reading it, I kept turning the digital pages on my Kindle so fast my fingers were almost smoking. This is definitely a book I would recommend for any reader, boy or girl, YA age or not...
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Fawkes by Nadine Brandes a 5 Bark rating.
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