Call: Pied Piper Retold

I received an arc and the opinions and views are my own. Oh My! What an excellent retelling of the pied piper who is an assassin! Zoticus is an assassin and has been in two previous books. He has helped out Godfrey and his sister Melisende and now he is trying to right a wrong. The plague is going through the towns and he is trying to get rid of the rats and ships that started it. He also finds something he wasn’t looking for. I so enjoyed this book and would read it again. I would recommend this book to all.

This isn’t the pied Piper you think you know. Another entry into the revisionist fairytales, this one is very different and I found quite relevant as well. An assassin as the hero? Yep. An extensive cast and a rapid moving take? Check. Recommend.

To be honest, given current events, I probably wouldn't have picked this book up and giving it a chance if I hadn't already been following the series and looking forward to more books. In general, I've been avoiding anything to do with isolation or widespread illness, so even with my attachment to the series, I wasn't sure if I would enjoy a story that deals with a plague. But this book has been just as awesome as the other books in the series. The major elements of the Pied Piper fairytale are all present, but they have some delightful twists in how they appear. Zoticus was an intriguing character in the previous books I've read that he was in and it was even more interesting to have him as a point of view character. Sara is someone I don't recall seeing in any of the other books, but I was happy to get to know her here. I love the magic and overall world, and the characters are each endearing in their own ways. I received a free advanced copy of this book from the author, but my opinions are my own. I fully intend to purchase it as well when I can.