Reviews

The Wanton Angel by Edward Marston

helenephoebe's review against another edition

4.0

Review - I really enjoyed this one - I think that the series had a weak point around book number 5 but seems to have picked up again now. I love the competition between the rival theatre groups, which is probably how it would have been at the time, with them trying to poach members from other companies. The threat of dissolution was probably also ever-present, and these strands come together here in a well-written and engaging tale.

Genre? - Historical / Crime / Mystery

Characters? - Nicholas Bracewell / Anne Hendrik / Lord Westfield / Lawrence Firethorn / Owen Elias / Barnaby Gill / Sylvester Pryde / Rose Marwood / Sybil Marwood / Alexander Marwood / Edmund Hoode

Setting? - London (England)

Series? - Nicholas Bracewell #10

Recommend? – Yes

Rating - 18/20

psalmcat's review against another edition

4.0

Another in the series about the Elizabethan theatre group, this one finds Westfield's Men almost moving to their own theatre (instead of playing in the forecourt of an inn) and almost being sold to another patron. Interesting in the sense that it shows that there were many other troupes of actors around London, not just a couple.