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Title: Lamplighter (Monster Blood Tattoo, Book Two)
Author and Illustrator: D.M. Cornish
Published: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2008
Rating: 4 of 5
Page Count: 717
Total Page Count: 58,692
Text Number: 168
Read For: continuing the series, checked out from the library
Short review: Following his adventures in Foundling, Rossamünd is now a lamplighter apprentice, accompanying his fellow Prentices and a new arrival, a haughty young woman, as they learn the tools of their new trade. But all is not well: the number of monster attacks is on the rise, and Rossamünd begins to suspect some nefarious scheming within Wintermill, home of the lamplighters. Unlike Foundling, this book does follow a quest or journey, and the plot is weaker for the lack of direction. A darker, grittier sequel, peopled by vivid characters (many wonderfully complex, but a few simplistically evil), and foreshadowing changes and revelations to come—Lamplighter suffers a bit from middle book syndrome, but it remains an engrossing and enjoyable read. I look forward to the final book, and I recommend both the series and this installment.
( Long review. )
Review posted here on Amazon.com.
See also: Book review for Foundling (Monster Blood Tattoo, Book One).
Author and Illustrator: D.M. Cornish
Published: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2008
Rating: 4 of 5
Page Count: 717
Total Page Count: 58,692
Text Number: 168
Read For: continuing the series, checked out from the library
Short review: Following his adventures in Foundling, Rossamünd is now a lamplighter apprentice, accompanying his fellow Prentices and a new arrival, a haughty young woman, as they learn the tools of their new trade. But all is not well: the number of monster attacks is on the rise, and Rossamünd begins to suspect some nefarious scheming within Wintermill, home of the lamplighters. Unlike Foundling, this book does follow a quest or journey, and the plot is weaker for the lack of direction. A darker, grittier sequel, peopled by vivid characters (many wonderfully complex, but a few simplistically evil), and foreshadowing changes and revelations to come—Lamplighter suffers a bit from middle book syndrome, but it remains an engrossing and enjoyable read. I look forward to the final book, and I recommend both the series and this installment.
( Long review. )
Review posted here on Amazon.com.
See also: Book review for Foundling (Monster Blood Tattoo, Book One).
