I really enjoyed this unusual historical novel. Dire circumstances see our heroine, Agnes, flee her small Sussex village for London, where she falls in with John Blacklock – Pyrotechnist and firework maker. I was engaged with Agnes from the outset and my heart was in my mouth every step of the way with her towards her redemption, sure that things were going to fall apart. If I’ve one criticism it’s probably that, in the end, everything fell together far too easily, but it didn’t really matter and didn’t spoil the story for me.
LabRat (who, while suffering a bout of chronic insomnia, says, thank heavens for Kindle and its endless books! The long hours of the night sure go quicker for them...)
Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly. Aramis: Yes, sorry. Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal.
(who, while suffering a bout of chronic insomnia, says, thank heavens for Kindle and its endless books! The long hours of the night sure go quicker for them...)