I thought the writing style was beautiful: simplistic yet intricate. I enjoyed hearing a little about the background of each of these Londons and seeing how different they were from one another. The author very cleverly created four separate Londons: Black London, White London, Red London and Grey London. I really fell in love with the world-building whilst reading this book. This is an easy read, with a simple writing style and short chapters which suck you in and keep the pages turning. The plot was action-packed and exciting, culminating in a series of exciting fights, twists and turns. The magic in this story was both powerful and interesting, wonderful and terrifying – I loved seeing the numerous ways in which magic was used by the different characters.

I enjoyed learning about the different types of magic: blood magic and elemental magic.

Aside from that I went in pretty open minded. I knew it revolved around different London’s and I knew it involved magic. Going into this book I knew very little about it. This turned out to be an exciting, interesting and magical fantasy story. It took me a long time to get around to finally picking up this book, but I am so glad that I did. But once upon a time, there was Black London… Then, White London, ruled by whoever has murdered their way to the throne. There’s Red London, where life and magic are revered. There’s Grey London, dirty and crowded and without magic, home to the mad king George III. Synopsis: Most people only know one London but what if there were several? Kell is one of the last Travelers-magicians with a rare ability to travel between parallel Londons.

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