Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed on 11/29/2020 + 1031 more book reviews

Last in the Sally Lockhart trilogy (there's a fourth book, but features related characters). As you might expect, Sally is put into a grim position almost immediately and things just get darker from there. The blurb for this book calls Pullman a "modern-day Dickens" and I could agree, his descriptions of the wretched condition of London's poor is unsparing considering this is a YA novel. Sally's grit and determination is excellent, liked the character of Dan Goldberg as well as the bit players in the Irish and Jewish gangs. The identity of the mysterious Mr. Lee is easy to guess as long as you've read the other two books. Excellent sense of place, good pacing, exciting finish.

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