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katmarhan's review against another edition
3.0
7/10
Some of the plot twists were a little hard for me to follow and the whole story line with Red Shoes is beyond me, I must confess. But I am fascinated with the Ben Franklin/Isaac Newton and Adrienne/Crecy storylines and, of course, all the clever inventions. Ready to dive into the next book.
Some of the plot twists were a little hard for me to follow and the whole story line with Red Shoes is beyond me, I must confess. But I am fascinated with the Ben Franklin/Isaac Newton and Adrienne/Crecy storylines and, of course, all the clever inventions. Ready to dive into the next book.
cavalary's review against another edition
4.0
The ideas are certainly interesting, though I'm not exactly fond of the whole religious note. The writing can occasionally leave a little to be desired, but there are also really nice moments, especially during dialogs. In all, not exactly something I ended up being enthusiastic about, but a good book nevertheless, and one that I'm sure was a whole lot more work than it appears, as alternative history always is, even when you don't try to turn all known science on its head, create your own and actually have it make sense while still roughly sticking to the world we live in!
lottpoet's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
omnibozo22's review against another edition
4.0
Second in the series of swashbuckling adventures of young Ben Franklin, inventor and apprentice to Isaac Newton. Lots of goofy fantasy sci-fi fun. On to the next two books.
riduidel's review against another edition
4.0
Le premier tome de cette uchronie est bien écrit. Tellement bien, même, qu’il semble difficile à l’auteur de tenir la distance dans un second tome. Et effectivement, il n’y arrive pas. Bien sûr, la France livrée au barbares a tout lieu d’inquiéter, et certaines scènes (notamment celles dans ce qui reste de l’Angleterre) sont assez effrayantes. Il y a néanmoins quelques jolies scènes, comme l’attaque finale de Venise, qui ne peut pas laisser indifférent. Il n’en reste pas moins que j’ai trouvé cet ouvrage, pour intéressant qu’il soit, nettement inférieur au premier. J’espère pour la qualité de cet épique cycle que la suite relèvera le niveau ….
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