Review: A Brilliant Book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 31, 2011
I almost never give five-star reviews. I couldn't give less for this book, though. A well-written and entertaining yet challenging historical fantasy, "The Devil's Lair" is as close to perfect as any book I've read -- indie or traditionally published -- this year.The characters are a mix of historical figures (William Ockham, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio) and fictional (Nadja and Marco). The setting is stunningly vivid. The action is intense and the dialogue is natural.  Wisehart is unafraid of Latin (and I was glad I studied it in high school so many years ago) and fifty-cent words. I had to look up a couple of those words, in fact. Good. I'm frankly tired of books written to the skill level of a third-grader. This book is written for grown-ups.I highly recommend this novel.