by Taran Matharu
rating:☆☆☆☆
published: 10th May 2016
spoilers? yes
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He felt the faintest glimmer of hope, for the first time in what felt like a lifetime.
Galley provided by publisher.
The Inquisition picks up a year after the end of the last book, with Fletcher stuck in jail, and everyone else who knows where. Fletcher is on the verge of going on trial for the crimes of which he is accused at the end of the first book. There seems to be no way out for him, which Didric (who is now a lord) informs him delightedly.
From the beginning, the pace of the book is relentless. No sooner is Fletcher indicted for his first alleged crime, is he put on trial after a second, more serious accusation. At which point, again there appears to be no way out. Then there's another twist, and another turn, and each of them comes out of the blue and you're left thinking what could possibly happen next.
Then there's a bit in the middle, where everything slows down for a moment, lulling you into a false sense of security because surely we're done with the twists and turns now? Right?
No, there is no such mercy. Once they get into orc territory the pace ratchets back up a gear, with everyone apparently wanting to kill Fletcher (what did the poor guy ever do to you?), while also trying to complete the mission. Wild.
And then you get to the cliffhanger. Because what second-book-in-a-trilogy would be complete without one? And if you thought that the book 1 cliffhanger was bad, just wait til you see this one. Not cool.
As in The Novice, the characters are well-rounded and interesting. Fletcher is my favourite, even if he is kind of naive and it occasionally feels like he is the Good Guy to Didric &c's Bad Guys and not much else. The bad guys though, were excellently written. You know a bad guy is a good one when you get annoyed while reading about them, and that's definitely what I found here.
Honestly, I wish I hadn't read this book so fast, because now there's an indeterminable wait for book 3. Well done me.
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