'The secret of being an outlaw was to move fast and stay light on your feet' - a precept Scarlett follows meticulously. Then she meets Albert Browne - and life becomes complicated. This is a rollicking adventure from the master of the alternative setting, Jonathan Stroud. Here it is a Britain travelling across a Wessex, robbing banks, avoiding the Mentors, trying to reach the Free Isles. The action is non-stop, the characters engaging - great teen reading.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 102 Autumn 2021 ) |
