![]() Thomas spends a lot of time mulling over being kicked out of the school he was attending on the day he was to be given his mask and ‘colour’ power. Not learning much, developing a connection with or liking the main character of a book makes the reading a touch uncomfortable. Also Thomas comes across as a whiny, entitled, petulant whinger. In this world, it happens to be not black death but stone, which petrifies the skin and spreads until total petrification occurs. In Fawkes, the reader doesn’t learn much about the main character within the eight chapters other than he is Thomas, the son of the great Guy Fawkes, and he has been cursed with the Plague. ![]() Unfortunately, that’s where the similarities end. ![]() ![]() In the beginning the story feels a lot like a young adult version of The Name of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss-a young man in a world of magic is determined to find his place in the world until he’s displaced and then embarks upon a journey, which leaves him penniless and a street urchin. Thomas is the son of the great Guy Fawkes. ![]()
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