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A review by timinbc
Fly by Night by Frances Hardinge
4.0
Calling this a children's book is going to deprive a lot of grownups of a fun read.
You have to like a book that contains, "Follow that coffeehouse!"
Good lead character, some peripheral characters that appear to be made of cardboard but turn out otherwise. Decent plot, including some very believable parts of a young girl working out for herself that things are not as they seem. Nicely dysfunctional society with a lot of tensions that an author can hang a plot on.
There's a big scene near the end involving sailing that suggests Hardinge isn't a sailor, but that's a quibble.
Recommended for all.
You have to like a book that contains, "Follow that coffeehouse!"
Good lead character, some peripheral characters that appear to be made of cardboard but turn out otherwise. Decent plot, including some very believable parts of a young girl working out for herself that things are not as they seem. Nicely dysfunctional society with a lot of tensions that an author can hang a plot on.
There's a big scene near the end involving sailing that suggests Hardinge isn't a sailor, but that's a quibble.
Recommended for all.