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A review by aseaoftomes
Tower of the Five Orders by Mark Edward Geyer, Deron R. Hicks
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Another brilliant installment. As much as I loved the first book, I might've loved this one even more.
I won't give too much of a summary of this book since it's a later book in a series, but this picks up a little while after the first book finishes. Colophon and her family thought they and the company were safe after they found the manuscripts, but there seems to be more to the story and more obstacles for them around the corner. This book follows the "what happens next" and all of the shenanigans that ensue.
As with the first book, the writing of this was fun and generally well-paced. The issue with throwing large paragraphs in that adults would get, but the target audience wouldn't was a lot less this time around. Also this book was a lot more suspenseful than the last and I was on the edge of my seat the entire time.
Similar to the first book there were portions in the States and portions in England. This time around it was more heavily focused on England which I loved. Getting to go to both Cambridge and Oxford was delightful and the time spent in the Bodelian was wonderful and brought me back to my trip to England and experience in the library. Also sewers...I've been in one too, in a different city, but still I know that experience a bit.
The plot was a lot of fun and as I mentioned before, quite a bit suspenseful which was so much fun. I loved all the historical aspects and the tie ins to both Shakespeare and Marlowe. The plot of this book felt a lot stronger to the last in some ways and I loved it.
Finally, the characters. I loved being back with Colophon and Julian and I still love them and all of the crazy things they get up to. Case also really grew on me and I absolutely love to hate Treemont, the bad guy in all of this. Just delightful all round.
Overall, I had an absolutely wonderful time reading this and if there's another book in this series, I can't wait to read it and follow more adventures with this family.
TW/CW: Mild injury, poisoning.
I won't give too much of a summary of this book since it's a later book in a series, but this picks up a little while after the first book finishes. Colophon and her family thought they and the company were safe after they found the manuscripts, but there seems to be more to the story and more obstacles for them around the corner. This book follows the "what happens next" and all of the shenanigans that ensue.
As with the first book, the writing of this was fun and generally well-paced. The issue with throwing large paragraphs in that adults would get, but the target audience wouldn't was a lot less this time around. Also this book was a lot more suspenseful than the last and I was on the edge of my seat the entire time.
Similar to the first book there were portions in the States and portions in England. This time around it was more heavily focused on England which I loved. Getting to go to both Cambridge and Oxford was delightful and the time spent in the Bodelian was wonderful and brought me back to my trip to England and experience in the library. Also sewers...I've been in one too, in a different city, but still I know that experience a bit.
The plot was a lot of fun and as I mentioned before, quite a bit suspenseful which was so much fun. I loved all the historical aspects and the tie ins to both Shakespeare and Marlowe. The plot of this book felt a lot stronger to the last in some ways and I loved it.
Finally, the characters. I loved being back with Colophon and Julian and I still love them and all of the crazy things they get up to. Case also really grew on me and I absolutely love to hate Treemont, the bad guy in all of this. Just delightful all round.
Overall, I had an absolutely wonderful time reading this and if there's another book in this series, I can't wait to read it and follow more adventures with this family.
TW/CW: Mild injury, poisoning.