A review by caroparr
Gloriana's Torch by Patricia Finney

4.0

This is the kind of thing I could eat up with a spoon: complicated history, vivid characters, tragedy and comedy, and a touch of fantasy, too. Finney presents the same incidents from different points of view which rather than being repetitive is actually illuminating, given that we have spies on all sides and a number of mysterious characters. There's lots of plot to chew on and more than one reversal of fortune. Having read all three books in this series, I can see why Dunnett readers have recommended them. I save five-star reviews for books that changed my life, but this one deserves at least a 4.5.