Member Review
Review by
rachel m, Reviewer
I think this book did the trick because after receiving a copy on Netgalley and reading it through, I immediately went and bought the first two in the series.
In a world not unlike our Edwardian era, there is magic, sure, through the power of elementals; but there is also murder.
McIntyre plays on the Sherlock Holmes slant here pairing Christopher Buckley ( an arresting character with a lot of heart and pragmatism) with Olivia Faraday, a scientific automaton who rubs people the wrong way and is a death sniffer ( solves murders).
The world is dark and creaking, the banter is sharp and while I found there could have been a tighter hand at editing, I was really moved by the depth and growth of relationships in this instalment. Christopher is learning where his heart truly lies while investigating a secret close to where his beloved sister Rosemary is hiding.
There is a brewing war between two parties: reformalist and traditionalists and the politicized undercurrent surges the book with an intelligence as well as adds an additional layer to the carefully crafted world.
For readers of Holmes ( of course), Catherine Webb, Natasha Pulley and VE Schwab, I would recommend this unique and expertly plotted series.
With thanks to Netgalley for the review
In a world not unlike our Edwardian era, there is magic, sure, through the power of elementals; but there is also murder.
McIntyre plays on the Sherlock Holmes slant here pairing Christopher Buckley ( an arresting character with a lot of heart and pragmatism) with Olivia Faraday, a scientific automaton who rubs people the wrong way and is a death sniffer ( solves murders).
The world is dark and creaking, the banter is sharp and while I found there could have been a tighter hand at editing, I was really moved by the depth and growth of relationships in this instalment. Christopher is learning where his heart truly lies while investigating a secret close to where his beloved sister Rosemary is hiding.
There is a brewing war between two parties: reformalist and traditionalists and the politicized undercurrent surges the book with an intelligence as well as adds an additional layer to the carefully crafted world.
For readers of Holmes ( of course), Catherine Webb, Natasha Pulley and VE Schwab, I would recommend this unique and expertly plotted series.
With thanks to Netgalley for the review
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