The Scarlet Code, is an exceptional additional to The Bastille Spy series, and I enjoyed this sequel just as much as the first one. I love how the history of the French Revolution intertwines with the plot and the colourful and interesting characters of Jemmy and Attica. Both are considers social outcast, Jemmy being a pirate while Attica is a woman born out of wedlock to an African mother, and an English father. Therefore, she is seen as a noble through association but not quite fitting into the high class society she grew up in.
In this instalment, we follow the events of the previous book as the French low class becomes agitated with the monarchy and the high class. People are starved and the price of bread continues to increase, causing the public to starve. Robespierre works in the shadows to engineer a rebellion and forms plans to attempt an assassination on the Queen - Marie Antoinette. Attica and Jemmy work together to try and prevent Robespierre’s plans from happening.
Once again the writing flows beautifully and the short chapters are a blessing. The book almost reads like a movie with each chapter connecting like a scene in a film. It makes the book a quick read and there’s never a dull moment to be had!
In this instalment, we follow the events of the previous book as the French low class becomes agitated with the monarchy and the high class. People are starved and the price of bread continues to increase, causing the public to starve. Robespierre works in the shadows to engineer a rebellion and forms plans to attempt an assassination on the Queen - Marie Antoinette. Attica and Jemmy work together to try and prevent Robespierre’s plans from happening.
Once again the writing flows beautifully and the short chapters are a blessing. The book almost reads like a movie with each chapter connecting like a scene in a film. It makes the book a quick read and there’s never a dull moment to be had!