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A review by lachesisreads
The Stone of Destiny by Andrew Neil Macleod
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
If Indiana Jones had been looking for the lost Ark, pardon, the lost Stone of Destiny, in 18th century London, it might have read something like this.
We follow Dr Johnson and his friend James Boswell as they try to solve the mystery of the lost Stone of Destiny - the stone English Kings are traditionally crowned on. We quickly realise that their version of England and Scotland is home to plenty of supernatural creatures - and not all of them mean them well. In an episodic manner that is reminiscent of Dumas' The Three Musketeers our two heroes stumble from one scrape into the next, and MacLeod does an excellent job of capturing the tone of the time. However, the book never veers of into the obscurely verbose, and instead offers a fun and fast-paced romp through our fictional paranormal realms of the past.
I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys the Sherlock Holmes stories, intriguing mysteries and new twists on mythology woven into real history; all with a smattering of philosphy and scientific debate.
I want to thank the author and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinons here expressed are my own.
We follow Dr Johnson and his friend James Boswell as they try to solve the mystery of the lost Stone of Destiny - the stone English Kings are traditionally crowned on. We quickly realise that their version of England and Scotland is home to plenty of supernatural creatures - and not all of them mean them well. In an episodic manner that is reminiscent of Dumas' The Three Musketeers our two heroes stumble from one scrape into the next, and MacLeod does an excellent job of capturing the tone of the time. However, the book never veers of into the obscurely verbose, and instead offers a fun and fast-paced romp through our fictional paranormal realms of the past.
I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys the Sherlock Holmes stories, intriguing mysteries and new twists on mythology woven into real history; all with a smattering of philosphy and scientific debate.
I want to thank the author and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinons here expressed are my own.