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Montmorency's Revenge (Montmorency #4)
A dark tale of vengeance and madness takes Montmorency on his next crusade....
As Queen Victoria lies dying, Montmorency and his friends are already in mourning, and determined to track down the killers who have wrecked their lives. It's personal obsession, but Montmorency has public duties too, and when the two collide, he must decide which comes first.
Can he stop Doctor...more
As Queen Victoria lies dying, Montmorency and his friends are already in mourning, and determined to track down the killers who have wrecked their lives. It's personal obsession, but Montmorency has public duties too, and when the two collide, he must decide which comes first.
Can he stop Doctor...more
Hardcover, 304 pages
Published
March 1st 2007
by Orchard Books (NY)
(first published 2006)
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It's hard to write a summary about this book, because so much of it revolves around what happens at the end of the third book. Montmorency is still doing undercover work officially, but he is also seeking...drat, that would be telling.
There was some introduction to historical figures in the last volume, but this book really takes shape as historical fiction, as we start with the funeral of Queen Victoria and end with the assassination of McKinley. The period details, as always, are wonderful.
There was some introduction to historical figures in the last volume, but this book really takes shape as historical fiction, as we start with the funeral of Queen Victoria and end with the assassination of McKinley. The period details, as always, are wonderful.
Jun 25, 2010
Lady Knight
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4 of 5 stars
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The fourth installment in the Montmorency series follows closely on the heels of the last one. Malpensa is still at large and since George's murder, his friends and family have sworn revenge on Moretti. Frank is sinking deeper and deeper into a funk due to the anarchists. While Frnak drinks his life away, Robert is so distraught at Maggie's death that his mental faculties have cracked and he's developped an obsessive compulsive behaviour in regards to washing!
After hearing that Malpensa has been...more
After hearing that Malpensa has been...more
*spolier alert* A great book to end the series. I KNOW that I will definitley be reading this again. This was a great improvement compared to the boring the atmosphere of it's predecessor Montmorency and the Assassins: Master, Criminal, Spy?. Full of action that kept me on edge. I stayed up the whole night till twelve to finish the book. I hated that it had to end with Montmorency being murdered but I Updale had thought through this and I should admit that I wouldn't have picked a better ending....more
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The fouth in the title character series where after an unforutnate end of one of the main characters the story seems to be taking a turn and near the dark side for where Montmorency wants revenge and must bring out Scarper to do it.
The ending was amazing and what a cliffhanger.
I hope Eleanor Updale will write another Montmorency book 5.
You can't end it with a cliffhanger with many questions unanswered. I really enjoy the Montmorency series. Also on the cover, reminds me of Edward Norton.
The ending was amazing and what a cliffhanger.
I hope Eleanor Updale will write another Montmorency book 5.
You can't end it with a cliffhanger with many questions unanswered. I really enjoy the Montmorency series. Also on the cover, reminds me of Edward Norton.
The fourth book in the saga of Montmorency and his dual life. After George is murdered, Montmorency and Jack set out to find the killers and take revenge. Can he learn to be a father to Tom? Can he stop Farcett's slide into insanity? Can he teach the next generation to forgive when the need for revenge is eating at his own soul? As he races around the globe seeking to stop the anarchist's from killing again he must come face to face with his own past once and for all.
I didn't like this as well as the previous two books. First of all, I am not a fan of the ending. If this is the end of the series (and 6 years since its publication seems to indicate that it might be), then it's a supremely unsatisfying ending. We are totally left hanging! I also really missed George in this book. It couldn't be helped, but there you go. Anyhow, I hope that another book is written eventually, because I'd sure like to find out what happens.
I honestly felt as though this series was snuffed by readers and critics. I thoroughly enjoyed this series, though I really think it fouls have been better by dropping the YA rating. The series is not YA. The cussing has been editing, but that's about it. I hope we see a followup to Montmorency"s revenge; I am dying to know what happens to Montmorency. This is a series I will be rereading again and again.
Why, Eleanor Updale? Why this cruel, cruel cliffhanger? Aaaaarg.
This book lacked... something. Better than the first two, not as good as the third. There was so much action that description went by the wayside.
Great description of Farcett's condition and treatment, though. That's some forward-thinking methodology for the early 1900s.
When's the next one due out? *want*
This book lacked... something. Better than the first two, not as good as the third. There was so much action that description went by the wayside.
Great description of Farcett's condition and treatment, though. That's some forward-thinking methodology for the early 1900s.
When's the next one due out? *want*
Is there another book in this series? I'm half-hoping not, because it's definitely not in my library system, but at the same time, that seems an awfully mean place to end a series. To be truthful, it's been a relief to finish with this book. I enjoy most of the characters (Mary Gibson is quite uninteresting for her place in the story, but that's another thing altogether) and the premise of both the original books and the follow-ups, but I haven't allowed myself to get new library books while thi...more
When I started reading this book, (the fourth in the Montmorency series) I thought it was the last one. So need less to say that after reading the end I couldn't help but groan. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy reading these books, but I felt like this one really didn't move the story along very well.
The ending on the this book is...
...totally worth slogging through the three books that came before.
...maddening and satisfying and the most emotional. My emotions!
...unexpected and unusual and exactly how it should have ended.
...made me like this series a whole lot more.
...totally worth slogging through the three books that came before.
...maddening and satisfying and the most emotional. My emotions!
...unexpected and unusual and exactly how it should have ended.
...made me like this series a whole lot more.
Urgh, thats not even a cliff-hanger, thats a cliff-grab on to the ledgefor a while but fall off and die when another book doesnt come out!
Im not going to say that it was bad, because it wasnt, I enjoyed it until the ending, now im just...mad. Its just cruel to do that to readers!
Im not going to say that it was bad, because it wasnt, I enjoyed it until the ending, now im just...mad. Its just cruel to do that to readers!
Jun 15, 2008
Cynthia
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Judy, Ben, David Cohan, Lea banks
Recommended to Cynthia by:
library
Once again, a shocking cliffhanger!!! I actually wrote to Eleanor Updale, saying how much I've enjoyed read ing all the books (waxed philosophical about them I believe) and asking if there was going to be a conclusion novel of this series and she very kindly wrote back. Apparently hernew editor at the publisher in London isn't SURE if there should be another Montmorency book in the series and so she may have to leave us all hanging! NO!!!! Anything but that! I promised her that I would get the w...more
Montmorency, Frank, Tom, and Dr. Farcett are still in danger from the anarchists whose plot they foiled. Dr. Farcett needs mental help, and Frank and Montmorency must assume new identities to continue their work.
With the characters long established, this book all revolves around the bombshell dropped at the end of book 3. Extremely consuming and identifiable, another exciting instalment in this series.
Fourth book in this series which follows the exploits of the self-remade man Montmorency. Set in Victorian era England, as well as excursions to France, Scotland and America.
I finally got around to reading this because I wanted to finish a series that was left rather unfinished by the previous book. So I wasn't too thrilled when this book also ends unfinished.
Montmorency is up to more mischief and spying in his revenge of a dear friend. He needs all the help he can get from his friends who are his family.
Probably the best in the series so far. Huge cliffhanger at the end...HUGE. Goodness me, Eleanor Updale better continue the series!
This book wansn't as great as the others, a little too slow for me. I thought that this was the last in the series but the ended left it wide open. I guess I'll be looking for the next one
I was really anxious to start this book. Finally!
Again, this book does not really focus on Montmorency's character. Updale fails to develop Montmorency's character. There would be so much more to be explored.
Frank really starts to annoy me in this book. He kind of thinks he is a full grown adult when he isn't. I do like Tom's increased role, but wish Montmorency would stop chasing after Mary Gibson and marry Vi. She deserves him.
Well, there definitely will be a sequel due to a cliffhanger ending...more
Again, this book does not really focus on Montmorency's character. Updale fails to develop Montmorency's character. There would be so much more to be explored.
Frank really starts to annoy me in this book. He kind of thinks he is a full grown adult when he isn't. I do like Tom's increased role, but wish Montmorency would stop chasing after Mary Gibson and marry Vi. She deserves him.
Well, there definitely will be a sequel due to a cliffhanger ending...more
Hated the ending but enjoyed the series. It was an interesting concept for a story and the characters were fun.
I really loved this book but beware the cliffhanger ending. I heard she wasn't writing a conclusion, either.
I really enjoyed this book! The end is so suspenseful, I really hope Eleanor Updale has written a fifth one!
What can I say? I'm just not a series person. This is book 4 and while it was good my interest waned and I wanted to read other things.
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This was disappointing.
Apr 09, 2013
Lydia
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Very great book! Updale leads you through a maze of mystery and really makes her characters alive. I will miss the Montmorency series and I hope she writes a fifth book!
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Eleanor Updale studied history at St. Anne's College, Oxford, before becoming a producer of TV and radio current affairs programmes for the BBC. Her first children's novel, Montmorency, won the Silver Smarties Prize and the Medway Book Award.
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