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A review by stephbookshine
Bridge of Lies by Misha Herwin
4.0
*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*
It’s Bristol (UK), but not as we know it…!
This steam-punk-feel book is a blend of historical mystery and middle-grade-upwards fantasy adventure, which reminded me a little of the His Dark Materials series, and a lot of Joan Aiken’s Wolves Chronicles.
This book is the second in the Letty Parker series, and although it is the first I have read, I would recommend reading the previous book first, as there is a lot of plot and character development that I felt I had missed by diving in at this point in the series. For example, I wasn’t exactly clear what the Dark Ones were? Are they fallen angels, as the word Nephilim suggests, or some kind of vampiric being, or a bit of both? The answer appears to lie in City of Secrets, and would be useful in determining Gabriel’s position in this story.
That minor note aside, this story is full of adventure and endearing roguery; anthropomorphic bears and rampaging Barbary eels; magic and mayhem. Letty must try to ensure that Brunel’s famous bridge is either built or not built (depending on who she talks to), whilst keeping Hepzibah on her feet, Mango well-fed, and Jeb on speaking terms. All while Gabriel has vanished back into his family’s unloving embrace and she has somehow stumbled onto the wrong side of the local gang factions. Oh, and there’s a runaway pug to locate… just an average working day in this alternate-reality Bristol!
With an intriguing plot and some great worldbuilding and characters, this is definitely a series that will appeal to fantasy adventure fans and historical adventure fans alike.
“Fire!” Mango yelled, interrupting her.
“Where?” Letty clutched her thumbs for luck and hoped that the fire wasn’t in her new office, but to her relief Mango was pointing across the river. She saw a huge plume of white rising above the trees that lined the Clifton Gorge.
“It’s coming from where they’re building the bridge,” Letty cried. “Come on Mango, let’s go and see what’s happened.”
“I’m not going.” Mango hunched his shoulders and thrust his hands into the pockets of his trousers.
“What do you mean?” Letty demanded.
Mango stared somewhere over her left shoulder. “It’s bad luck,” he said reluctantly. “That bridge is bad, bad luck.”
– Misha Herwin, Bridge of Lies
Review by Steph Warren of Bookshine and Readbows blog
https://bookshineandreadbows.wordpress.com/2019/08/13/bridge-of-lies-misha-herwin/
It’s Bristol (UK), but not as we know it…!
This steam-punk-feel book is a blend of historical mystery and middle-grade-upwards fantasy adventure, which reminded me a little of the His Dark Materials series, and a lot of Joan Aiken’s Wolves Chronicles.
This book is the second in the Letty Parker series, and although it is the first I have read, I would recommend reading the previous book first, as there is a lot of plot and character development that I felt I had missed by diving in at this point in the series. For example, I wasn’t exactly clear what the Dark Ones were? Are they fallen angels, as the word Nephilim suggests, or some kind of vampiric being, or a bit of both? The answer appears to lie in City of Secrets, and would be useful in determining Gabriel’s position in this story.
That minor note aside, this story is full of adventure and endearing roguery; anthropomorphic bears and rampaging Barbary eels; magic and mayhem. Letty must try to ensure that Brunel’s famous bridge is either built or not built (depending on who she talks to), whilst keeping Hepzibah on her feet, Mango well-fed, and Jeb on speaking terms. All while Gabriel has vanished back into his family’s unloving embrace and she has somehow stumbled onto the wrong side of the local gang factions. Oh, and there’s a runaway pug to locate… just an average working day in this alternate-reality Bristol!
With an intriguing plot and some great worldbuilding and characters, this is definitely a series that will appeal to fantasy adventure fans and historical adventure fans alike.
“Fire!” Mango yelled, interrupting her.
“Where?” Letty clutched her thumbs for luck and hoped that the fire wasn’t in her new office, but to her relief Mango was pointing across the river. She saw a huge plume of white rising above the trees that lined the Clifton Gorge.
“It’s coming from where they’re building the bridge,” Letty cried. “Come on Mango, let’s go and see what’s happened.”
“I’m not going.” Mango hunched his shoulders and thrust his hands into the pockets of his trousers.
“What do you mean?” Letty demanded.
Mango stared somewhere over her left shoulder. “It’s bad luck,” he said reluctantly. “That bridge is bad, bad luck.”
– Misha Herwin, Bridge of Lies
Review by Steph Warren of Bookshine and Readbows blog
https://bookshineandreadbows.wordpress.com/2019/08/13/bridge-of-lies-misha-herwin/