This is not your run of the mill adult fantasy book with strange wacked out characters and heroes on quests. It's actually a very normal book which just happens to be about magic in England in the nineteenth century. I can't say it's beautifully written but it is compelling and drags you along into the story until you get to a point where you simply just can't stop reading it.
It's not the best book ever but it is very entertaining. The footnotes are a great idea as it adds the suggestion that the whole story is based on fact and is historically accurate, it also helps to sustain the illusion of reality created by basing the story around real events and battles/wars.
I personally love the fact that it is so thick! I love a good substantial book that you feel you could be reading for weeks. I think that comes from the enjoyment I always get out of reading the Lord of the Rings!
This one gets the thumbs up from me but with the caveat that it won't be everyone's cup of tea!
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