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The Blackthorn Key
by Kevin Sands
I'm a sucker for books with strong character friendships, historical fiction, well-written YA, and protagonists with a bit of sass and cleverness. The Blackthorn Key definitely checks all the boxes, especially that last one. When we meet Christopher Rowe in the first chapter, he's trying to talk his best friend Tom into building a cannon, inside his master's apothecary shop. Explosives indoors? What could go wrong? As it turns out, many things go awry.
Shortly after that, things become even more interesting and get a bit dark. Christopher has to use scientific knowledge he's gained from his master's lessons, and his own cleverness, to find out who's been murdering apothecaries and why. Luckily, he has a best friend to help him.
This book certainly has its dark moments and parts of it are rather sad, but it's definitely worth the read. Much like Tom, I got sucked into Christopher's plans and had to be there for the end. I had such a good time that I'll probably be joining them on future adventures.
Shortly after that, things become even more interesting and get a bit dark. Christopher has to use scientific knowledge he's gained from his master's lessons, and his own cleverness, to find out who's been murdering apothecaries and why. Luckily, he has a best friend to help him.
This book certainly has its dark moments and parts of it are rather sad, but it's definitely worth the read. Much like Tom, I got sucked into Christopher's plans and had to be there for the end. I had such a good time that I'll probably be joining them on future adventures.