Title:  Fawkes

Author: Nadine Brandes

Page count: 448

Published: July 10^th 2018

Publisher:  Expected Publication

Genre: Teens/YA

Received: Netgalley

Purchase: Amazon

Rating: 3.75/5

Summary:

Thomas Fawkes is turning to stone, and the only cure to the Stone Plague is to join his father’s plot to assassinate the king of England.

Silent wars leave the most carnage. The wars that are never declared, but are carried out in dark alleys with masks and hidden knives. Wars where color power alters the natural rhythm of 17th century London. And when the king calls for peace, no one listens until he finally calls for death.

But what if death finds him first?

Keepers think the Igniters caused the plague. Igniters think the Keepers did it. But all Thomas knows is that the Stone Plague infecting his eye is spreading. And if he doesn’t do something soon, he’ll be a lifeless statue. So when his Keeper father, Guy Fawkes, invites him to join the Gunpowder Plot—claiming it will put an end to the plague—Thomas is in.

The plan: use 36 barrels of gunpowder to blow up the Igniter King.

The problem: Doing so will destroy the family of the girl Thomas loves. But backing out of the plot will send his father and the other plotters to the gallows. To save one, Thomas will lose the other.

No matter Thomas’s choice, one thing is clear: once the decision is made and the color masks have been put on, there’s no turning back.

My Thoughts: I love the cover of this book. when I saw it, I thought of a masquerade ball. This book is set in the 17^th century London. It is a take on a group of men that organised the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. This isn’t one that I would normally read because it is a historical fiction. This one really intrigued me because you get to wear a mask that gives you the ability to communicate with colours. (Cool right?) There is a King and two different groups the Keepers and Igniters that are wanting one another gone. This was a really unique story. Thomas was a great character, he goes through some things that made him seem very relatable, by the end of the book he becomes very likeable. In the beginning he wasn’t as much, I like that he had a great development. He goes to get a test to see what mask he will get and he doesn’t end up getting one. So, he runs off to London in search of his father so that he can help him. After reading this book I think that I’m going to have to dive into this genre a bit more. If there are more books like this? Then I’m defiantly missing something.  *I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. *