audio cd, 1 pages
Published Nov. 10, 2018 by Recorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing.
In 1810, Lucy Bluecrowne, twelve, is bored living ashore with her stepmother and half brother until two nefarious strangers identify her little brother as the pyrotechnical prodigy they need for their evil plan.
I thoroughly loved this. I have enjoyed the Greenglass series so far. While this book has new characters and is from another time, Kate Milford's universe was familiar and, well, calming to my overheated mind!
4.0 A book outside the chronology of the previous two volumes, but ultimately a little too overtly fantastic for my tastes. The myths and techniques hinted at are interesting as is the historical setting and time travel of the roamers, but I greatly prefer the more subtle supernatural wonders of Greenglass House and Ghosts of Greenglass House. Another problem is that the characters, while interesting enough and tied to the main narrative of the series - aren't as fully developed as in the other titles. I did still enjoy it quite a bit and would certainly recommend it for readers who have like the series so far.
