As the nuns walk in their sleep and see strange visions, Isolde is accused of witchcraft - and Luca is sent to investigate her, but finds himself plotting her escape.ĭespite their vows, despite themselves, love grows between Luca and Isolde as they travel across Europe with their faithful companions, Freize and Ishraq. Isolde is a seventeen-year-old girl shut up in a nunnery so she can't inherit any of her father's estate. Cast out of his religious order for using the new science to question old superstitious beliefs, Luca is recruited into a secret sect: The Order of the Dragon, commissioned by Pope Nicholas V to investigate evil and danger in its many forms, and strange occurrences across Europe, in this year - the end of days. Seventeen-year-old Luca Vero is brilliant, gorgeous - and accused of heresy. There were definitely some good points like aspects of the plot and overall idea, however I think it could have been executed much better at times and so was in some ways a tiny bit of a let down especially as I have seen Philippa's books for adults and was excited when I saw her name.Italy, 1453. Moreover I think the beginning was the strongest part of the book with the twist concerning Luca and the dual plot, with Isolde and Ishraq seeming to have nothing to do with the original characters.įurthermore, I must say in my personal opinion I am not a fan of photos as the cover of books and if I had seen this book in a shop I might not have picked it up to look at the blurb judging on the cover.Īll in all, I would say Changeling was a mixed bag.
Also the characters were all very well developed and contrasted each other adding to the interest of the plot.
I have never read or even heard of a book about monk detectives. For example the fantastically original plot.
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