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Same with "handspan of years." Handspan is a measure of distance, not time. Is it meant to be five years?
What can I say about The Revels? Beautiful prose, lyrical dialogue, a sense of intrigue and possibility challenging the reader's assumptions and weaving a spell throughout the highly accomplished plot. Truly a debut for the ages!' I loved the worldbuilding, Aspiring playwright Nicholas Pierce has a macabre power: he can hear the dead singing. In 17th century England, the age of witch-hunters, this is a very dangerous gift indeed. I have always been in two parts. As though half of me is standing behind the curtains watching to see how my other half plays before the crowd. I am still in two parts, but it is as though Althamia has caught sight of us both and rather than recoil, she steps closer.” This is supposed to be a romance too. I don't see it. There's an inadvertent bond, we are told there is mutual physical attraction, and Everen says he'll manipulate Arcady into falling for him. He doesn't do much other than be rude and go along with Arcady's thief training. They have nothing in common. When Everen first makes a move on Arcady, it sounds like he's putting them under arrest. "DO NOT MOVE."It’s 1645 and the English Civil War is in full fury. The horrors of the Pendle witch trials are within living memory yet there is a creeping resurgence of witch accusations and a taste for blood as civil unrest sets neighbours off against one another. Told from the perspective of a reluctant witch hunter, The Revels offers a unique insight into the struggles that sympathisers faced in the midst of this new wave of witch hysteria. Sometimes I feel like I'll never read a good book again. Sometimes I have to settle for an "it was ok" one. It’s horrendous to think about. More so, when you think that this happened a lot and many, many women were killed on the lies of one man. Thank goodness therefore for Nicolas who has empathy for these women and has a special talent and belief in why he should be the one to help them. It’s a dangerous world for a man if you believe the witches… The prizes are non-transferable and there are no cash alternatives, and are subject to availability. The Promoter reserves the right to amend the specification of the prize or offer an alternative prize. In exceptional circumstances, the Promoter reserves the right to foreclose the competition without notice. Well, turned out that wasn't the smartest choice. It took me two months to finally drag my feet to the ending.
They aren't a very competent thief, and they frequently overreact, scream, and generally cause a scene. Her shoulders slump and she studies the fire. 'Before, I was something to be protected. Now I am something to be shunted away. Yet I am what I always was: an object to be manoeuvred.” What a fantastic atmosphere, and what amazing storytelling! I'm not usually a fan of historical fiction, but anything concerning the witch trials piques my interest, and this novel did not disappoint. I'm conflicted about the ending. On the one hand, it rendered the majority of the preceding events meaningless. On the other, there were two twists that did make me curious about what happens next.Yet on the other hand Nicholas was as vulnerable as the women, he had to hide a part of himself or face the same punishment. Nicholas was a puppet and his strings were pulled by corrupt men, firstly by his father and then by witch-hunters such as Clements and Rush who covet their small amount of power, and so knowing how best to protect himself and those he cared for, particularly Althamia, became even harder the more embedded with these men he became. The only measure of kindness and understanding he really received was by his father’s valet Stephens and by William Percival, a man who held his own secrets, one that given the attitudes of that era, would see him punished and shamed in the same manner as witches. Thomas shows us that it was a cutthroat time period for all, where the only way for characters such as Clements, General Witchfinder Rush and even Grace, a woman who used her powers to control minds, to rise was to see the ruin of others. It's kind of dumb that everyone in Arcady's city is identified by a stone carved with a unique seal given to them at birth. What happens if you lose it? Arcady says at one point they are warded against theft, yet their original one is stolen at the end. Without giving a lot away, I just wanna say I can kill or be killed for Arcady and Everen. They have a hold on my heart none can break. Their banter, longing, and overall interactions got to me right from the start. They were oblivious to how much of a simp they were for one another and it was honestly adorable. Again, I NEED MORE.
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