Review: Scarlet

Scarlet by Genevieve Cogman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley for gifting me an early copy. Below is my honest review.

I'm a huge fan of the Invisible Library. I was devastated to find that the last book was indeed, the LAST book. But then Scarlet popped up on Netgalley, and I was intrigued. I remembered the story of the Scarlet Pimpernel from high school World History class, and I loved Cogman's other series, so for me, the request was a no brainer. And I'm really glad I got my hands on a copy.

The world building was so good in this one. You really delve into the French Revolution and the mindsets of the people at the time, seeing a little of both sides of the coin - the aristocrats AND the revolutionaries. But the fun twist? Yeah, VAMPIRES. That's right. It's Historical Urban Fantasy, and I. AM. HERE. FOR. IT.

I love Eleanor, the main character, and her battles to find herself. I love the introduction of a special character that pops up midway through (you'll know who I mean). I love Sir Percy. I especially loved the reference to that silly old rhyme "They seek him here, they seek him there."

I couldn't give it a full five stars though, because while I loved the world and the character development, the plot kinda fell short for me - the resolution didn't feel like much of a resolution and felt more like this entire book was an introduction to the rest of the story.

All in all, four strong stars and a "highly recommend for vampire and historical fiction fans."

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