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A review by harper2301
The Twelve Children of Paris by Tim Willocks
4.0
Phew. This book is HEFTY. I'm not averse to a long read (though 754 pages did put the fear in me somewhat) but some parts of this book dragged heavier than the English, French, and Italian dictionary required to understand what the heck the author was trying to describe.
I struggled to start this one, but as soon as I got to Carla's first chapter, I was invested. There were chapters in this book that I absolutely flew through and absorbed every single morsel. There were also chapters that made me feel that I'd been reading this book for a month and I found myself skimming over entire pages to find the end of it. The end "section" was bloody brilliant though (pun intended) and I'm glad it ended the way it did as it felt like that was right for the story; no forced happy endings, just with the flow of the plot progression.
Overall, I have to say that I did thoroughly enjoy it. Specifically how the author brings you back after a big fight to highlight how skilled Tannhauser is and how little time it took him.
Oh, if you're in the slightest offended by violence and gore, this is absolutely NOT the book for you.
I struggled to start this one, but as soon as I got to Carla's first chapter, I was invested. There were chapters in this book that I absolutely flew through and absorbed every single morsel. There were also chapters that made me feel that I'd been reading this book for a month and I found myself skimming over entire pages to find the end of it. The end "section" was bloody brilliant though (pun intended) and I'm glad it ended the way it did as it felt like that was right for the story; no forced happy endings, just with the flow of the plot progression.
Overall, I have to say that I did thoroughly enjoy it. Specifically how the author brings you back after a big fight to highlight how skilled Tannhauser is and how little time it took him.
Oh, if you're in the slightest offended by violence and gore, this is absolutely NOT the book for you.