My Five Word TL:DR Review: Brilliant. No Further Words Needed

I thought I was going to love this, I loved The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door and I was excited to pick this up – and, I did love it, literally, it didn’t disappoint.

Firstly, I haven’t read a Tale of Two Cities – although I confess this book actually makes me wish to do so.  So, I have no idea how this story ties in to the Dickens tale.  However, I had such a good time reading this.  Parry writes with confidence and panache.  I love her style, this read like a period novel, not necessarily with the wordiness and antiquity but with a flavour of the times and an ease of reading.  I mean, you have to love an author that gives you a feel for Dickens but with a more modern take.  I really enjoyed this.

Secondly, I’ve read and loved two books now by this author, so, literally, HG Parry is on my list of authors to watch.

So, I’m not going to talk of the plot.  At all.

What I loved.

The writing is exquisite.  I loved the writing.  I mean, I really enjoyed reading this.  I’m really excited to see what this author comes up with next.

The characters, you care about them.  They’ve, for the most part been pretty much mistreated by the fae and, in fact, continue to be so.  Some of them are the fae, changelings in fact, and yet they’re not aware. How complicated is it really?

The setting is a perfect period setting.  It feels Dickensian in so many ways.  The dialogue, the description of places, the slums, the ways of life, the discrepancies between those with and without, and then of course the move to France and the Revolution.

The fae are perfectly hideous.  They’re all about the long game.  Plotting and planning and downright nasty.  I loved them.

Overall, I loved this, I can’t recommend it enough.  If you want a period feeling novel dripping with fae machinations you simply have to read this.

I received a copy through Netalley, courtesy of the publisher, for which my thanks.  The above is my own opinion

My rating 4.5 of 5 stars