Thank you to @readersfirst and @atlanticbooks (Corvus imprint) for my #gifted copy of The Scarlet Code.
This is the second book in the Revolution Spy Series. I absolutely loved The Bastille Spy last year so I was impatiently waiting on this next instalment to drop.
It’s a brilliant continuation, I adore C.S. Quinn’s writing. She somehow manages to blend historical language with modern day flare & humour. The relationship between Attica & Jemmy is one of the best I’ve read. They bicker and bluster around each other but the sarcasm and wit is hilarious at times. Even in the most unlikely of scenes, while fighting for their lives they’re making quips at each other. God it’s just so much fun! Attica is a nerd, a complete science geek but boy can she wield a knife! She’s like a crazy amalgamation of Hermione Granger & Caelaena Sardothianen.....a utterly mad female James Bond. The villains are loathsome and there’s plenty of twists in the plot to keep you guessing. Short chapters (5 pages was the longest I think) so it’s such a speedy read. It’s told from multiple POVs but this really adds depth to the characters. This is my kind of Historical Fiction, full of action, adventure, subterfuge & a cracking story to boot! Argh I love them!!!!
This is the second book in the Revolution Spy Series. I absolutely loved The Bastille Spy last year so I was impatiently waiting on this next instalment to drop.
It’s a brilliant continuation, I adore C.S. Quinn’s writing. She somehow manages to blend historical language with modern day flare & humour. The relationship between Attica & Jemmy is one of the best I’ve read. They bicker and bluster around each other but the sarcasm and wit is hilarious at times. Even in the most unlikely of scenes, while fighting for their lives they’re making quips at each other. God it’s just so much fun! Attica is a nerd, a complete science geek but boy can she wield a knife! She’s like a crazy amalgamation of Hermione Granger & Caelaena Sardothianen.....a utterly mad female James Bond. The villains are loathsome and there’s plenty of twists in the plot to keep you guessing. Short chapters (5 pages was the longest I think) so it’s such a speedy read. It’s told from multiple POVs but this really adds depth to the characters. This is my kind of Historical Fiction, full of action, adventure, subterfuge & a cracking story to boot! Argh I love them!!!!