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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.
My Thoughts:
This book. This book was so good. It has me at a loss for words.
This isn't my usual genre. I don't tend to really like to read fictional historical novels having to do with actual people from history, but I've been branching out lately. And the books that I have read have all been excellent and have actually deepened my understanding of history even despite the details that are muddled.
I think maybe my favorite part of this book was actually the description. It wasn't over the top making me have to sludge through endless details, but the way Brandes described the setting. It was like I was in London with Thomas. Or half blind as Thomas was.
Thomas, himself, was a fun main character and while I didn't agree with everything that he did, I was rooting for him the entire time. Emma was a strong heroine and I liked her a lot.
White light was the best, I really wish that it had more screen time.
Guy Fawkes himself was an extremely complicated character and I wasn't sure what to think of him throughout the entire book. My opinion swayed like a pendulum. But by the end he won me over so thoroughly that he became one of my favorite characters.
This is the first book I've read by Nadine Brandes but I have her whole Out of Time series on my bookshelf, and I look forward to reading them, now more than ever.
I received a free copy of this book. I was not required to post a positive review, all opinions, however, are my own.
Reviewed by Nicki
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