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A review by dashausfrau
Strange Devices of the Sun and Moon by Lisa Goldstein
4.0
I rated this 4 stars & now I'm trying to remember why. Possibly I've been wandering around in a dreamworld somewhere.
I remember that I liked that the protagonist is even older than me - a nice change from the usual average age of 17 for girls in fantasy novels.
The story also incorporated scenes & historical figures from the court of Elizabeth, symbols from the multiple Arthurian myths (the dragons mysteriously show up & leave again - similarly to the Mary Stewart series from the 70s), & alchemy.
Good stuff. I find I can't justify changing the rating to 3 stars, but encounters with the faery world are super confusing. I'm glad they traveled away into the West or whatever.
I remember that I liked that the protagonist is even older than me - a nice change from the usual average age of 17 for girls in fantasy novels.
The story also incorporated scenes & historical figures from the court of Elizabeth, symbols from the multiple Arthurian myths (the dragons mysteriously show up & leave again - similarly to the Mary Stewart series from the 70s), & alchemy.
Good stuff. I find I can't justify changing the rating to 3 stars, but encounters with the faery world are super confusing. I'm glad they traveled away into the West or whatever.