Reviewed by Artemis on
I absolutely loved Pötzsch’s first book in this series. It was a smart historical mystery-thriller that I couldn’t put down. However, I didn’t enjoy this book as much. The Knight’s Templar/Monk angle was a little over done, too many twists and turns that felt forced rather than natural.
I also spent about 90% of this book wanting to shove Magdalena out a freaking window for her constant whining about Simon. Also speaking of Simon – he loved that she was uneducated? I understand its 1660, but I think we could come up with a better reason why he loves Magdalena. That really bothered me.
Overall the overall plot was uninteresting and the characters fell a little flat in this second installment, but there were a few shinning high points when it comes to Pötzsch’s characterization of Jakob and the hangman lifestyle.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 12 May, 2016: Finished reading
- 12 May, 2016: Reviewed