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A review by wilmaknickersfit
The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle
4.0
I'm not going to repeat the Goodreads summary of this book.
I loved The Alchemist of Souls because it was different and will be reading the second book in the series straight away. I can't wait to find out where the story of Mal and Coby, et al. goes next.
It is a slow burner and then you are gripped as the story takes twist after twist, whist building each character.
I was a bit worried that the alternative history aspect would dominate the plot, but it doesn't. The extra characters are just like any other characters in a book and leave scope for future story lines.
The sexuality of the each character is tastefully handled and a great example of how a person cannot help with whom they fall in love.
One problem for this book is categorising its genres because it covers so many. For me the main genre for this book would be would be fantasy and alternative history. It is set in Elizabethan England where Elizabeth is widowed with two adult sons. The fantasy aspect dwells around the skills of a humanoid species from the New World called Skraylings.
The Skraylings send an ambassador to England and the main character Mal is appointed as body guard to the ambassador...and the story goes from here.
This is another series to be added of my list of authors I wait with baited breath for the next chapter in the saga.
I loved The Alchemist of Souls because it was different and will be reading the second book in the series straight away. I can't wait to find out where the story of Mal and Coby, et al. goes next.
It is a slow burner and then you are gripped as the story takes twist after twist, whist building each character.
I was a bit worried that the alternative history aspect would dominate the plot, but it doesn't. The extra characters are just like any other characters in a book and leave scope for future story lines.
The sexuality of the each character is tastefully handled and a great example of how a person cannot help with whom they fall in love.
One problem for this book is categorising its genres because it covers so many. For me the main genre for this book would be would be fantasy and alternative history. It is set in Elizabethan England where Elizabeth is widowed with two adult sons. The fantasy aspect dwells around the skills of a humanoid species from the New World called Skraylings.
The Skraylings send an ambassador to England and the main character Mal is appointed as body guard to the ambassador...and the story goes from here.
This is another series to be added of my list of authors I wait with baited breath for the next chapter in the saga.