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For my full review, visit me at: https://mrsbrownsbooks.wordpress.com/... I have finally reached the end of this series. Pacing myself by reading one book a month, I am glad to have kept on top of this set of books. Whilst they have not totally led on from one another, I have enjoyed keeping the stor Leggi tutto

Possibly my favourite of all the Sally Lockhart books, which is funny since she personally is barely in this one, lol. I really loved the whole Razkavia set-up, having most of it through young Becky's eyes, and having Jim play such a huge role in it this time round (I think I missed Jim more than I

For me The Tin Princess was not as successful as the other books in the Sally Lockhart quartet, probably because it is neither about Sally Lockhart or Victorian London, both of which are the thing that interested me about this YA series in the first place. Some spoilers... Instead the plot is about R Leggi tutto

Tin trains, tin ships going down the whirlpool - you know what I am, Becky? I'm a tin princess. Like chess: I come all the way across the board and turned into a queen. Still only tin, though... Want a game of chess? Un libro muy dulce que me cautivó con su ambiente del 1800, sus personajes caris

Lost count of how many times I've read this, but I haven't added it to GR before. I absolutely love this book. It's so vivid, and tragic, and the two girls at the centre are wonderful. This is an absolute comfort read for me.

As usual, Philip Pullman has written another fabulous story! It was very exciting and I just loved the characters, especially Jim and Adelaide. It was great how we returned to Adelaide, since we've had such a long time to wonder what on earth happened to her. And it was so fun that Jim was one of th Leggi tutto

I haven't read the Tiger in the Well, so I have some mild spoilers for it, but this is brilliant! I absolutely love this style of Ruritanian fantasy/Gothic crime novel thing and I think this might be my favourite out of the three I've read.

3,5 ⭐️

I read the four books in a binge read. I loved them. I loved the strong independent and unusual female characters. They are not of their time but negotiate patriarchy successfully in their own right. The men in their lives are their equals and retain their manly deeds without undermining the women.

Despite how quickly I devoured the three first Sally Lockhart books, I took my time getting around the the fourth because, well, it's not about Sally. She only appears in the book very briefly. I shouldn't have waited so long. The Tin Princess is a fast-paced, engrossing Victorian pulp, told with th Leggi tutto