Review: Wanted to finish in one sitting
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2014
I read WINTER OF THE PASSION FLOWER, the first in the de Vargas family series, before turning to this one so I knew what I was in for, meaning the automata and dirigibles didn’t take me by surprise.The story follows the younger of two sisters, Sofia, as fair as her older sister Indigo from Summer flower is dark. Indigo lives in Cornwall UK, Sofia in Vienna. She is as committed to science as her sister but given that she’s seeking immortality it’s a pursuit she’s keeping to herself lest her enemies in the form of the Knights Templar discover it.Once again the story is a sprinkling of sci-fi laced with romance and thrills. Her enemies send a young Scots nobleman to kill her and, yes, you should be able to guess the outcome.I liked the juxtaposition of future technology and Victorian era. It made for an entertaining read interspersed with the unexpected.As with the first in the series I wanted to finish this story in the one sitting. Very achievable as it’s not a long book.