A review by nat008
The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

After enjoying The Watchmaker of Filigree Street so much, I had to check out the next book in the series, The Bedlam Stacks. Pulley was able to string together a magical tale of moving statues, exploding plants, and mystical folklore, set in the 19th century in Peru. The weaving of historical details and magical elements was perfectly done, creating a nostalgic, but also adventurous story about smuggling out cuttings of a specific tree, only found deep in the Peruvian rainforest. The tentative, but beautiful relationship between the two main characters was a love story,

even without the kiss,

done so well I could feel it pull on my heartstrings. 
All in all a magical book, and I also really enjoyed the facts about Incan culture and that of the Indigenous people of Peru.