Reviews

The Cobbler's Boy by Elizabeth Bear, Katherine Addison

crushgoil's review

2.0

Two stars. I feel really bad rating this so low. I thought the plot sounded right up my alley but I just couldn’t get over the vocabulary and language choices. The authors chose to use period appropriate language which gives authenticity but for me I found it distracting and it made it harder for me to get invested. I think if you can get past the language the story is charming.

kjcharles's review

Highly enjoyable novella with the young Christopher Marlowe's introduction into the world of espionage, as he struggles to solve a mystery while seeking to escape his brutish father and also finds first love dawning with another boy. Fast paced, intriguing plot, lovely proto-romance, and Kit's competent and unexpectedly violent sister Mog is a great character. I hope there will be more of these.