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Skelton, Matthew
2 Reviews
(2)
4-6
In eighteenth-century London, orphan Cirrus Flux inherits a sphere containing the Breath of God. His instincts for self-preservation kick in when mysterious strangers come calling. Help from an unlikely pair sees him through the plot's entanglements (the presence of so many dangling threads may portend a sequel). Skelton's storytelling--plot, characters, setting--is executed at a high level, and the prose is accomplished.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2010
(4)
YA
A mute printer's apprentice steals a magical book and flees from a sinister scholar. Centuries later, Blake finds a blank book in an Oxford library and is drawn into a dangerous mystery, relentlessly pursued by a secret society intent on seizing his discovery. Pacing problems and only intermittent emotional engagement with the characters weaken an intriguing premise that bibliophiles will enjoy.
Reviewer: Amy Lee Bennett
2 reviews
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