A review by onespaceymother
The Golden City by J. Kathleen Cheney

5.0

I really enjoyed this book and will pick up the second one at the library today. I was so impressed by author's skill at integrating a fantasy world in a historical setting. Frankly I knew very little about the history of Portugal in the early 1900s, including the revolution. While the author is clearly playing the facts to her plot line (and adding three species of sea people) I was inspired enough to spend some time casually reading about Portugal from around 1889 to the republican revolution in 1910. Enjoyed dipping into that history in a fantasy world setting. Only complaint might be that it is a bit over complicated - so many small characters. Keeping everyone straight got a bit fuzzy here and there.