Rebecca’s Reviews > Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason > Status Update

The only thing that is more hilariously terrible than this book would be the concept album and full musical recording of Guy Fawkes the musical. Its so bad its funny.

Catesby, if you twirl your mustache any more, you run the risk of tearing it off. He does make for a hilariously one note villainous Gary Stu though. This is a book that keeps on giving when it comes to being so bad and historically inaccurate that it's hilarious.

😂 This book is absurd and horribly written. I love it and wouldn't change a thing!

Buddy reading with friends as it is the season for all things Fawkes and Gunpowder.

Now this is more like it. The dialogue is still pretty bad but at least we are now getting what I expected the book to be.

And now throw in a dash of cloak and dagger political intrigue and conspiracy theories while your at it.

Well Viviana is now being about as stupid as everyone else in this novel. I have no idea when in the time line we are anymore on account of most of the book so far has been dedicated to events that have little to no historical basis.

Viviana is a surprisingly good character. Her dialogue is the least ridiculous, and she is at least consistent.

Exhibit a of the bad writing in this piece of pulp fiction: "What I, your worship?" Exclaimed Martin. "Not the slightest, I assure you. It was by mere chance I came this way, and perceiving some one tied to a tree, was about to take to my heels, when, fancying I recognized your worship's well formed legs, I ventured forth." Martin on why he has nothing to do with Catesby being tied to a tree.

This is absolutely ridiculous! I should hate it, but I love it. I was promised Gunpowder Plot but so far am getting plot contrivances, love square, Guy Fawkes being mostly dead and a wizard consulted to bring him back to life.