I just love everything about this. It’s a middle grade fantasy set in the 1600s and jut checks all my boxes. I can’t wait to be able to read this.
Title: The Blackthorn Key Author: Kevin Sands Series: The Blackthorn Key, Book 1 Publisher: Aladdin Hardcover: 384 pages Summary (taken from Goodreads):
“Tell no one what I’ve given you.”
Until he got that cryptic warning, Christopher Rowe was happy, learning how to solve complex codes and puzzles and creating powerful medicines, potions, and weapons as an apprentice to Master Benedict Blackthorn—with maybe an explosion or two along the way.
But when a mysterious cult begins to prey on London’s apothecaries, the trail of murders grows closer and closer to Blackthorn’s shop. With time running out, Christopher must use every skill he’s learned to discover the key to a terrible secret with the power to tear the world apart.
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My daughter read this book a while back and loved it. So did another of her friends. I think you will love it when you get to it.
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Good to know, thank you!
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