Reviewed by Silvara on
I received this book for free from Obsidian in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
I didn't know anything about book binding before I read the last book in this series. I still don't really! But it was really interesting to read the little bits of info that Brooklyn thinks about when restoring old books. Reading this one in hardback, meant that I was able to see what she was talking about when she mentioned things like "end papers" and "headband". I could still visualize it if it had been paperback, but it was easier (and far neater!) to actually SEE it.
Most of the books Brooklyn was given for restoration were about birds, or had a bird name in the title. There were a few exceptions, and the book that Inspector Lee gives Brooklyn to fix for her was really neat-sounding. I liked how they finally seem to have started a friendship, and I hope it sticks around in the next books.
My first idea about who the killer was, was completely wrong. And my 2nd suspect was only partially right. I also liked the side mysteries. Though I'm totally expecting to have Micah pop up in a later book, since that thread wasn't wrapped up.
This was a very quick read, even at over 300 pages. I didn't want to put it down until I had finished, there were no slow spots, but at the same time, it was never so fast paced that you weren't able to follow what was going on. I can hardly wait to see what happens in the next book. If you haven't started reading this series yet, you need to!
This review was originally posted on Fantasy of the Silver Dragon
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