I got an ARC of this book and it started off as me reading a sample and wanting to finish it so I requested the ARC and luckily enough I got it!
THIS BOOK has a pretty cool magic system! people control colors but only if they can speak their language and ONLY if they are carved a mask by their parent of the same gender. Interested? I was.
Thomas finds out early on he's not getting a mask from his famous father and goes in search of him so he can have some power for himself. little does he know this journey may change his entire life and beliefs.
I enjoyed this book and the characters. it's diverse and speaks out about race, identity, equality and more. this book also discusses belief and following your own way in finding out what you believe and stand for.
honestly I was disappointed in the ending. I wanted more of a HAPPY ending. BUT at the end of the book we learn the ending is based on true facts and the characters names and actions (minus the magic) are based on historical events, so to stay true to history I wasn't going to get a very happy ending.
Thomas Fawkes is turning to stone, and the only cure to the Stone Plague is to join his father’s plot to assassinate the king of England.
Silent wars leave the most carnage. The wars that are never declared, but are carried out in dark alleys with masks and hidden knives. Wars where color power alters the natural rhythm of 17th century London. And when the king calls for peace, no one listens until he finally calls for death.
But what if death finds him first?
Keepers think the Igniters caused the plague. Igniters think the Keepers did it. But all Thomas knows is that the Stone Plague infecting his eye is spreading. And if he doesn’t do something soon, he’ll be a lifeless statue. So when his Keeper father, Guy Fawkes, invites him to join the Gunpowder Plot—claiming it will put an end to the plague—Thomas is in.
The plan: use 36 barrels of gunpowder to blow up the Igniter King.
The problem: Doing so will destroy the family of the girl Thomas loves. But backing out of the plot will send his father and the other plotters to the gallows. To save one, Thomas will lose the other.
No matter Thomas’s choice, one thing is clear: once the decision is made and the color masks have been put on, there’s no turning back.
What do you think?? it's a cute book! I think I'm a bit old for it at 25 and it might better suit a younger audience but I did enjoy it!
The release date is JULY 10 2018
HAPPY reading!! -Bookish Mom
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