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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
[bc:Mark of the Plague|48516662|Mark of the Plague (The Blackthorn Key, #2)|Kevin Sands|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571602585l/48516662._SX50_.jpg|49179172][b:The Blackthorn Key|23270216|The Blackthorn Key (The Blackthorn Key, #1)|Kevin Sands|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1433428562l/23270216._SY75_.jpg|42810383] by [a:Kevin Sands|8599864|Kevin Sands|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1441310632p2/8599864.jpg] was the first book that two of my nieces (Thing Two and Red Fish) chose to read for our newly formed book club. I... Did not care for it. It was a struggle just to get through the first one, and then my girls turned around and requested the sequel ([b:Mark of the Plague|48516662|Mark of the Plague (The Blackthorn Key, #2)|Kevin Sands|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571602585l/48516662._SX50_.jpg|49179172]) for our July meeting... SIGH. You can tell the author is a giant history nerd, so it was interesting to see the big focus on social/class dynamics of children, apprentices, business owners, political workers; the king vs the people vs the church... But it's just hard to care when everything is so bleak and everyone keeps getting murdered and 98% of the characters are mean (aka: all the reasons I hate Game of Thrones. Minus the sexual assault). While it might be accurate that adults were fine with beating kids, any kids, in the 1600s, it's still depressing to read hundreds of pages of, say, a 13-year-old orphan getting kicked in the chest by grown men until her ribs break. Not my idea of a good time, personally.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
Apprentices and apothecaries and bombs all set in a background of historical fiction. I loved this book.
Milé počtení :) Trochu mi to připomnělo stylem Hraničářova učně a podobné knihy. I když mi už není -náct, Alchymistovu šifru jsem si užila., byla to příjemná jednohubka a nemám co bych vytkla.. :)
Moje recenze na Fantasyi: http://fantasya.cz/clanek/jen-takova-dalsi-sifra-mistra-alchymisty
Moje recenze na Fantasyi: http://fantasya.cz/clanek/jen-takova-dalsi-sifra-mistra-alchymisty
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Honestly just a meh. I didn't care for the codes or the mysteries, but Christopher was actually hilarious.