I'm rating this a 5 with a caveat -- I wasn't a fan of the YA-ness of all the characters being teens at school. The thing is, the stuff they were learning was too cool.
The way that the exercises and concepts are described is so perfect -- just enough detail to feel real and part of a huge coherent system.
Also all this talk of cured meats and pickles and heavy breads kept making me hungry.
I'm rating this a 5 with a caveat -- I wasn't a fan of the YA-ness of all the characters being teens at school. The thing is, the stuff they were learning was too cool.
The way that the exercises and concepts are described is so perfect -- just enough detail to feel real and part of a huge coherent system.
Also all this talk of cured meats and pickles and heavy breads kept making me hungry.