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a_chickletz's review against another edition
3.0
Eh.
I love The Scarlet Pimpernel. When I heard this was gonna be a homage/book based on it, I waited patiently for it to come out so I could go to the store and get it. I read it all in two days and now that I'm done, and thinking back on it, it was sort of a mixed bag for me.
Because I knew about The Scarlet Pimpernel, I could see the character traits that certain characters had that the author gave hers. Sophia, Rene both were The Scarlet Pimpernel/Percy/Margurite. Chauvelin was LeBlanc; Armand was Sophia's brother Tom... Hammond was... idk. He was just there. All the other characters were new for this story or characteristics of certain people from the original.
This book takes place in France. Years in the future I should say, but for some reason technology and printing/media/books are no-no's (because they caused more harm than good), so they revert back to good ol 17th century mannerisms. So generations have gone by and life has been like this.
So now I get into why I rank it two stars down: The quasi-past-future France aspect of the story wasn't doing it for me. At all. I think if anything it hindered the story than actually make it interesting. It felt forced. I personally think that the story would have been cooler if it wasn't trying to go for the dystopian angle and the author would have done her own thing. :/
Also, there was this strange obsession with 'gods' that came out of left field which I didn't understand. This is given to the character LeBlanc... who was also like Two-Face from Batman, in the sense he based everything on a coin he would flip that would determine the 'fate' of an outcome.
The Scarlet Pimpernel was not just a stand-alone novel, it had about six other follow up stories. I think/feel this book would have been better if it was expanded on and everything was not condensed into one singular story.
I think nostalgia and love of the original novel was what had me hooked on this book.
I love The Scarlet Pimpernel. When I heard this was gonna be a homage/book based on it, I waited patiently for it to come out so I could go to the store and get it. I read it all in two days and now that I'm done, and thinking back on it, it was sort of a mixed bag for me.
Because I knew about The Scarlet Pimpernel, I could see the character traits that certain characters had that the author gave hers. Sophia, Rene both were The Scarlet Pimpernel/Percy/Margurite. Chauvelin was LeBlanc; Armand was Sophia's brother Tom... Hammond was... idk. He was just there. All the other characters were new for this story or characteristics of certain people from the original.
This book takes place in France. Years in the future I should say, but for some reason technology and printing/media/books are no-no's (because they caused more harm than good), so they revert back to good ol 17th century mannerisms. So generations have gone by and life has been like this.
So now I get into why I rank it two stars down: The quasi-past-future France aspect of the story wasn't doing it for me. At all. I think if anything it hindered the story than actually make it interesting. It felt forced. I personally think that the story would have been cooler if it wasn't trying to go for the dystopian angle and the author would have done her own thing. :/
Also, there was this strange obsession with 'gods' that came out of left field which I didn't understand. This is given to the character LeBlanc... who was also like Two-Face from Batman, in the sense he based everything on a coin he would flip that would determine the 'fate' of an outcome.
The Scarlet Pimpernel was not just a stand-alone novel, it had about six other follow up stories. I think/feel this book would have been better if it was expanded on and everything was not condensed into one singular story.
I think nostalgia and love of the original novel was what had me hooked on this book.
general_riegan's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
tiffanynoel's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book! It started out a bit slow but quickly picked up. The characters were fun and quirky and I enjoyed it immensely!
escapinginpaper's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
ollie_gracie's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
kerrycat's review against another edition
5.0
Fantastic homage to one of my favorite classics - very well done.
erpedraja's review against another edition
4.0
Starts off a bit slow, but once it gets moving, I couldn't put it down.
bluebell4's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Torture