The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch

I actually started this book a long time ago and never got around to finishing it. Seeing it again as I was browsing my many books, I figured it was time to give this another chance. Thank goodness I did because I've been missing out. This well-written little beauty has gotten a lot of acclaim that seems pretty well deserved. Let's dive right in.

In a tiny, Bavarian village in the year 1659, hangman Jakob Kuisl manages his job with an unusual amount of wisdom and empathy, earning him fear and respect among the people. But a day comes when a series of mysterious deaths befall young orphans littered about the city and the hysterical villagers are blaming witchcraft. While Jakob is convinced that the case's only suspect is innocent, his only ally is the young town physician and his own daughter, Magdalena, who happen to be smitten with each other. The trio must find the true killer and save an innocent life, but the town officials, the terrified villagers, and time itself are against them, as is a mysterious devil with a hand of bones.

This book does a marvelous job of balancing the realistic elements with those of the supernatural, bringing to life the feeling of living in a time when reality and the unknown often collide. You feel both the gritty realism of a time period where life is hard, plague is a very real and scary thing, and the unexplained is plausible. It's this wonderfully macabre style that the book has, feeling both historically accurate and fantastical at the same time. It's a very difficult balance to pull off and it was expertly pulled off.

The character of Jakob Kuisl is probably going onto my list of new heroes because this guy is awesome! Living the life of a man who kills for a living is no easy task and you feel for him as he finds the balance of being both an executioner and a good man. The passion with which he fights for what he knows is right is highly commendable. You want him to win, even when the odds are stacked firmly against him. The characters of Simon, the physician, and Magdalena are also really well done. Simon is one of those bright, ahead-of-his-time types of guys. He believes in science and the powers of deduction and so, when faced with a village screaming "witchcraft", he goes where no-one else is willing to and fight the truth of the situation. Ironically, the one with the least amount of time dedicated to her is the title character, Magdalena. Not that she doesn't have much to do in the book or isn't helpful because she is, it's just that she comes into the story a bit later and doesn't have as many opportunities as you'd think she would. Still, the three working together make for a great team.

I always enjoy a good mystery and I love it when I can't figure out exactly what's going on. And, once again, I was surprised with the outcome...even if it was pretty complex. You've got a scheme involving a leper sanctuary being built, you have corrupt politicians, a conspiracy involving the local orphans...there's a ton of stuff going on in here. Also, this is a long book. I'd felt I had reached the halfway point three times before realizing I wasn't even close. Not that long books are a problem or that I don't like them (I have the Everests including Battle Royale and Dune to look forward to in the future) but there aren't many times I feel the length of a book as much as I did in this one. The pace reads pretty quickly, so it's a bit alarming when you realize you haven't made much actual progress. But that's mostly just a personal problem and not necessarily a flaw.

Final Verdict
A great mystery, interesting characters, well-written plot, overall just a great book and a darkly, mysterious read. If this sounds like your cup of tea, then I'd say it's well worth your money at your local bookstore.

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Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All

Ah, King Henry VIII. When I was a much younger nerd in history class, I did a report on this infamous king and his legacy for a report and since then the king and his six wives have always been a source of fascination for me. So when I found this recent treasure, a book written by seven different authors in the voices of Henry and the wives, I just had to dive in. Let's see what we found.

This is a collection of stories told from the points of view of the six wives of King Henry VIII. Hear their sides of the stories and understand where they're coming from as they're passed over and as they fight to keep their throne...and their lives. From the devout Catherine of Aragon, scheming Anne Boleyn, meek Jane Seymour, neglected Anne of Cleves, lusty Catherine Howard, and learned Catherine Parr tell their tales with interludes from the great King himself as he recalls his life and goals.

Having a different author as the voice of each character in this book is pretty clever and works greatly to this books advantage. Each one shares their own views and uses their own unique voices to really capture the character they are writing for. Even the set ups of each section are different from each other. Parr's story is the only one that uses chapter headings, Boleyn's uses poetry, Aragon and Cleves's stories is mostly told in flashback, and so on and so forth. The parts from the perspectives of Henry VIII himself are also very well done, making a misogynistic, philandering, pompous jerk seems almost (almost) sympathetic but at the very least understandable. The guy reads like the arrogant douche he really was, but you see how he was raised to be and how each wife, each death, and each divorce had an effect on him. You see just how miserable a life he lived alongside those of his wives and you do feel for him...kinda...sorta...just a bit...just barely. Kudos the the writer for that one.

Going into nitpick mode, the only thing that really bothered me was that changed the spelling on the names of some of the Queens to avoid there being confusion. Now, I understand why they did, it makes sense to me with three Catherines, two Annes and one Jane to work with. Still the grammar nazi in me just couldn't really get over seeing the changes to the names. The biggest grievance was probably the spelling of Catherine Parr's name as Kateryn. What kind of crazy, millenial spelling is that? Still, it served its purpose in trying to avoid confusion, but I just wish there was another way.

It's clear a lot of time and energy went into making these as nice and accurate as they could. Slipping in creative license from time to time but also keeping the timelines right and the events as they were. This is historical fiction done right. Keeping the real events as they are while expanding on the exciting details and using time gaps to come up with interesting filler. It keeps the book entertaining and educational, and difficult combo but perfectly possible if handled with care, and this book was handed with such care.

Final Verdict
I really liked this one and anyone with an interest in the life and loves of this most well known monarch will probably like it too. If this sound like something up your alley, then it's got my approval  as being worth your money at your local bookstore!

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The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett

I had a lot of expectations going into this book, having really liked Good Omens and hearing tons of praise about Pratchett's works, particularly the Discworld stories. When it finally came time to get to the first book of the series, I was braced for anything, whether it would be excitement or disappointment. So, let's just get to it.

Rincewind is a failed wizard merely trying to find his way in life when he comes across the strangest and most dangerous thing ever seen in Discworld...a tourist. A simple man named Twoflower has come from the Counterweight Continent looking to see the sights with a camera and Luggage full of gold...and teeth.  Rincewind soon finds himself Twoflower's unwilling guide and the two of them seek out all the exciting sights that Twoflower has longed to see...including bar fights, dangerous temples, and dragons. Of course.

If I was going to use one word to describe this book it would be...cheeky. The whole book has that wonderful, cheeky, British humor that I happen to love. It's remarkably dry humor that captures Rincewind's exasperation, Twoflower's naivety, and the confused and sometimes murder-y reactions of everyone they come across. One of my favorite gags was right in the beginning: Rincewind is trying to explain how the Twoflower's camera works and so just tells the people he wants to photograph that there's a little demon inside the box that paints their picture, while privately thinking that the box captures the image using light...only to discover that there actually is a tiny demon in the box that paints the photos. The tiny ways in which the book plays with your expectations is a ton of fun and I really enjoyed it.

The book is set up, not as one long story, but as four short stories with their own beginnings, middles, and ends. While they do come together to tell one long, cohesive story, it does mean that it starts over and re-explains things over again at the beginning of each segment. This didn't bother me too much, but some people might find it a bit repetitive. That seems to be something that most people aren't sure about when reading this book. The set-ups take a lot of time, but I found the pay off to be worth the wait. There's just a lot to get through until you get there.

This is the book that sets up the Discworld and it does so wonderfully. I found that I really liked this place. The characters are a ton of fun, the set up of the world and the logic on which it runs is incredibly imaginative, and, as I said earlier, the cheeky tone is just spot on. It was never really "laugh out loud" funny, but it's defiantly fun and will leave you smiling the whole time you're reading. There's a reason Discworld has become known for being one of the best developed literary universes and anyone looking to get into it has my seal of approval.

Final Verdict
This book was a lot of fun. While the set-up and pacing took there time, there was a lot of humor and character that I really enjoyed. If you feel like exploring Pratchett's world for yourself, than I'd say that it's definitely worth your money at your local bookstore.

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These Vicious Masks by Tarun Shanker and Kelly Zekas

Super powered beings? Good. Victorian England? Good. Clever writing and interesting ideas. Good. There's a formula here for a good story and just the type I like to read. Still, can too much of a good thing turn out to be a bad thing or does this only guarantee greatness? Let's begin.

Evelyn Windum is very bored with her life in society and the endless barrage of unsavory suitors, boring parties, and her mother's constant fussing in regards to Evelyn's "reputation". Her only joy is that she has her sister, Rose, with her for most of the dreadfully boring season. But when her sister suddenly goes missing, Evelyn throws propriety and reputation out the door in order to find her. The only souls willing to help her are the enigmatic "master detective" Mr. Kent, and the brooding Mr. Braddock, who believes that Evelyn and her sister possess some kind of extraordinary powers. Though she's skeptical at first, Evelyn soon discovers that Mr. Braddock's theory is not only accurate, but opens her eyes to a world lying just beneath the surface that she'd never encountered before.

Initially, I was a bit worried about Evelyn as a character. I feared her sarcasm and nonchalance would lead her into the "selfish, tragic Mary-Sue who complains about everything and hardly does any of the work but still gets the credit" territory. Thankfully, I was completely wrong. While she is sarcastic, she is successfully so and actually got some good laughs out of me while I was reading this.  And while her modern (perhaps too modern) mentality about Victorian society was brought up, it wasn't really focused on that much. And, wonderfully, she is proactive in this book. She does things, she fights, she helps others even if she isn't sure she can. She tries her best, even if she doesn't think she can do it. When something bad happens, she doesn't let it get to her. Her parents don't want to help her? Fine, she'll just leave without their permission. She's not allowed to stay in someone's house. Okay, then, I'll just find an inn. She's a strong character, without being cartoonishly silly or melodramatic and I appreciated that about her.

This was also a pretty fun book, even if it was a bit straightforward. It sticks pretty closely to a three act structure, so you can kind of figure out where it goes, even if you can't predict exactly what will happen. The plot is simple: solve the mystery. But there's definite love in this book, and I'm not talking about the relationships between the characters. A lot of thought went into this story, into the characters, the setting, and the mystery and so all the elements come together, even if it sticks to a formula that we're pretty familiar with. Each character was full of life and the powers were an interesting mix. Sometimes you couldn't even tell if what a person could do was a power or if it was just an exceptionally skilled person. It's a neat little touch and I liked that.

The only real problems I have is, once again, the inclusion of the love triangle. Evelyn, for her part, makes it clear that her priorities are on her sister and she's not interested in romance at the moment, but that doesn't stop Kent and Braddock from getting into these really ridiculous cock-fights that just make you want to slap yourself in the forehead and roll your eyes. They're just shoved into theses arm-candy stereotypes but, thankfully, they do have personalities that develop them a bit more than you might find elsewhere. Kent is really funny and charismatic and Braddock has some good reasons for his brooding and deals with a power that is no benefit to him and makes him harmful to others. I didn't dislike either of them, thankfully. I didn't wish ill on anyone, so that's something. The villain of the book, while formidable, didn't leave that much of an impact either. We don't see him very often and, when he did show up, he just kind of came off as the mad-scientist-with-superiority-complex type that we see a lot. Other than those two things, I did have fun with this book and think anyone with an interest in it would find it amusing.

Final Verdict
A fun, quick, and interesting read. Good characters, an easy to follow story, and great humor and dialogue make for a nice, chill read. If you have an interest in it, defiantly give it a shot because, in my opinion it is worth your money at your local bookstore.

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Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco

Having put Stalking Jack the Ripper on my Best of the Shelf list last year, I was as eager as anyone to get my hands on the sequel. The characters I enjoyed from the first book going after another ancient, blood thirsty monster of history...sign me up! Did the book deliver as well as the first one? Well, let's see for ourselves.

Audrey Rose Wadsworth, fresh of the Ripper case, is on her way to Transylvania with the mysterious Thomas Cresswell. Together, they intend to enter into an academy of forensic sciences to master their skills as investigators. While the prospect of autopsies and forensic science has always been a great delight for Audrey Rose, she enters the program with some trepidation due to a venomous Headmaster, sexist classmates, being pitted against Thomas for a spot in the academy...and several horrific murders taking place in the school. People from the nearby village and even some visitors at the school are being impaled with wooden stakes, attacked by bats, and drained of blood. The village fears the return of Vlad the Impaler, horrific tyrant of old, said to have risen from the dead to devour blood. Audrey Rose and Thomas must get to the bottom of this case, lest their own lives be lost next to this mysterious, bloodthirsty fiend.

As I was a big fan of the first book, I did have some pretty high expectations for this one. In essence, this was everything I was expecting it to be. A whodunnit murder mystery, much like the first, with ties to history and real-life places. Once again, creative liberties were taken with much of the historical facts in order to tell a good story, but I didn't mind them so much this time around. Probably because there weren't as many and, aside from the fact that Bran Castle has never really been a forensic academy, nothing too major was changed. Plus, much like the first, there was a lot of great depictions of gothic architecture and atmosphere that I really appreciated.

Now, most people who have read these books will go on and on about how Thomas is their favorite character and how much they loved him and how charming he is and yada yada yada. Okay, I don't dislike Thomas as a character but...I'm sorry, but his flirting starting to get real annoying. She's obviously trying to go for a will-they-won't-they thing with Audrey Rose and Thomas but his flirting just got super old super fast in this book. Not only was every other thing he said hinting about how badly he wants to get with Audrey Rose but, at times, it just seemed inappropriate. Now, I don't mean inappropriate as in what he said was patriarchy or rude or anything, but that he says stuff after finding a person's dead body or when they are in eminent danger! Time and place, buddy. Time and place.

Another problem I had with this book was that the pacing was much slower than the previous book. I had a hard time finishing it, not because it was poorly written or the characters were unlikable or anything, but because it was drag on and on in certain places. It got the point where I think I zoned out and missed some important details. My only major nitpick about Stalking was that I figured out who was behind everything fairly quickly. This time, I was genuinely surprised....then really confused. Even after the usual "get the villain monologuing to save ourselves" scene we can sometimes get with these stories, I still didn't really get what was going on. We're supposed to be impressed by the intelligence of this character but the way they go about their plan...seriously didn't make a lick of sense. I think it just needed to be thought out a bit better because that was seriously the most flawed part of the book.

Final Verdict
Not as good as the first, but still enjoyable enough. The writing is still good, I still like Audrey Rose, and the mystery was a good one but the conclusion was confusing and didn't make a whole lot of sense, Thomas got annoying, and so I'm going to say to maybe wait for it on paperback.

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The Thirteenth Princess by Nina Clare

Need a book where you can just kind of sit back and enjoy the ride? A book that's not trying to hard or attempting to cash in on popular tropes? It's always nice to find a book such as that and this, I must say, was a refreshing read. Going back to reviewing a fairy tale retelling, and having it actually be a positive experience, was just what the doctor ordered. Let's dive in.

The thirteenth princess of the kingdom of Cataluna has always been looked on like a curse, to the point where she doesn't even have a name other than Princess. Surrounded by her beautiful and talented sisters, Princess dreams of adventure and freedom from the home that looks on her like an unwanted problem. When whispers of rebellion force the princesses' uncle, the current ruler, to find them husbands, Princess isn't so sure at the prospect. With her sisters longing for love, her uncle scheming against them, and a long line of princes arriving from all over the world, Princess must step out of the shadows and be the hero she longs to be.

For a retelling of the story of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, this story takes things to a different level and balances the line of staying true to the story and adding enough details to make it more three-dimensional. It breathes life and personality into the existing characters and creates interesting new ones to build the world and enrich the story. Princess (who could totally be a Time Lord with that name, that would have been awesome) is a fairly spunky character without trying too hard and making her overly tough or willowy. She felt like a real person, the youngest child in a large family with successful siblings...yeah, her feelings in this story are pretty genuine and realistic and I appreciated that about this story.

Now, the story is a fairy tale and it knows it. That being said, we were allowed to have things like magic and faeries and spells, none of which I remember the actual story having. However, it doesn't feel forced given the story and established world that we're given. Even when the characters themselves are surprised that magic exists, the reader isn't. We could sense it from the beginning, because we're reading through the eyes of an intuitive character. The inclusion of a villain character also fits snugly and he had such personality and funny moments that he was probably one of my favorite parts. It kind of made me think that if Disney were to make a movie around the Twelve Dancing Princesses, it might look something like this.

If I had to nitpick, and I do, I will admit that the story does drag at times. Mostly this is due to the fact that the story is trying to establish twelve princesses and give them personalities. Yeah, the title characters of the fairy tale that we're basing this story off of are ironically the Achilles Heel in this story. There's a great deal of time to naming the sisters, naming their hobbies and interests, describing their dresses, meeting their princes, going to their parities, making their rings and on and on and on. I can appreciate it was trying to turn them into characters and not bland or uninteresting but I don't think it worked too well. At the end of the day....there's still twelve of them. I'm just not going to remember each and every one of them. It was a valiant effort, but the sisters probably had a bit too much time devoted to making them stand out.

Final Verdict
It was fun, it was light, it was interesting...yeah, I liked this book. Was it the best book I'd ever read in my life...probably not, but I did appreciate it and what it was going for and trying to do. The protagonist was good, the ideas were clever and I'd say this book is worth your money at your local bookstore!

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Next Time: From the Ripper to the Impaler...this chick has her work cut out for her....

The Black Witch by Laurie Forest

Fantasy can be such a wonderful genre, full of creativity and opportunities that reality cannot have. It's also a good way for people to tell deep stories about real issues but in a new and unique way....given that it's well written. Is this one such fantasy? Well, let's just take a look.

Elloren Gardner is of the revered Gardnarian race, but a powerless one raised in a small village by her uncle and kept apart from those who would judge her for her legacy. Elloren is the granddaughter of the Black Witch, the Gardnarian mage who liberated her people and made them the power in the land. But Elloren just wants a simple life, where she attends Verpax University and becomes an apothecary. But as she finally joins the University, she learns a great deal about the other races of creatures that share her world, and learns that being the granddaughter of the Black Witch is no gift, and Elloren must decide how she is to live her own life, even if it means turning her back on all she believes.

I kind of need to be careful with this one. Books about overcoming prejudice can spark some really hot conversations that I really don't want to get into and have no plan on getting into. So, for this purpose, I'm just going to stick to the experience I had while reading it. I'm going to talk about characters, plot, the writing and how I felt for most of the story. For my two cents on this book's approach to addressing prejudice and discrimination...I've read better. Let's leave it at that, shall we?

Now, the point this book wants to get across is that discrimination is bad, prejudice is bad, and Elloren's journey to overcome these things and become a better person. The thing is...she was already a pretty good person to begin with. She didn't have to learn anything because, since she had a sheltered upbringing, she had only her personal opinions to go off of. She's a bit naive, yes, and has been exposed so some of the prejudice but when she arrives in the city and sees the extent of her people's racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, and all the rest, she's put off by it. She doesn't like how others are being treated so there's no point in her reinventing herself. All she needs to do is learn and make some opinions of her own.

What I find a bit harder to swallow is that these people of these other races, and some from her own race, see her as this woman who could one day redefine the world and reshape it to how she sees fit...and decide the best thing to do is physically abuse her, destroy her property, humiliate her, and constantly threaten her with death and great bodily injury. Um...okay, guys. You all think she's going to be some wonderful power in this world who could either liberate or destroy you...and your big idea is to treat her like crap? Did none of you think that you should...oh, I don't know...BE NICE TO HER!? That having her on your side would be a GOOD THING? No? Just me? Okay, then, why are you all so surprised when she goes to the people willing to help her (that are so obviously evil they might as well be sitting in revolving chairs and stroking cats every time we see them) and those people then threaten your lives and families? WHAT DID YOU THINK SHE WAS GOING TO DO!? I'm sorry, but there was just a lot of stupidity going on with the way people think in this book. All it would take was one or two smart people and this whole thing would have been much shorter and more to the point instead of Elloren going through tons of pointless abuse so we can feel sorry for her. Oh, and the reason that everybody treats her like crap...she "looks like her grandmother". I'll come back to this.

While the subject matter being written about and the intelligence of the characters were not to my liking, I am willing to say the "voice" of the book was pretty good. I use of language was good as well as descriptions were well-thought out and brought some impressive imagery. However, it can't save everything. That "look just like your grandmother" thing I mentioned? Yeah, if you were to turn how many times someone says Elloren "looks like her grandmother" or any variation of the phrase into a drinking game...you'd die from alcohol poisoning. They say it so dang often! I got real sick of it real fast. It's also just kind of a pet peeve of mine where I can't stand when people are judged or abused because "you look just like" somebody else. Oh, yes, how dare I have the gall to resemble someone I am related to! Shame on me for an aspect of my person that I have absolutely no control over! Seriously, people, get over it!

Final Verdict
I definitely felt strongly about this book...just not in a good way. The characters all had victim complexes, the villains were unbearably obvious, and pretty imagery and some imagination regarding the races wasn't really enough to make up for it. If you want to read for yourself how this book goes, go right ahead...but save your cash and check it out at your local library.

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