Stars: 4
Review by: Lizzytish
| An enchanting read that takes one to the deep heart of Peru in the 1800's.
People are dying of malaria and there is a shortage of quinine. The only hope
is to retrieve some cuttings from quinine trees hidden in a forbidden forest.
The pollen was the highlight! I wasn't as much in awe of this book as I was with the previous novel: The Watchmaker of Filigree Strret. There is a cameo of Mori, but this book can stand alone. I did get a little bogged down in the middle and I must admit I was not sure where this was going. The magic of the pollen and moving statues, the salt border, glass beaches and all was mesmerizing. I was not crazy about the protagonist, but I did enjoy Raphael. It's a dreamlike read and I did not want to wake from it. |
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