It's almost as if she were two writers: the one who gives us the lyrical, static setup and the one who delivers the brutal, fast-moving plot.

In a fast-moving and convoluted plot, Buchner manages to satirize most of what was held holy by the Romantics, even by some to this day.

Satire and farce blend in the fast-moving plot, as when the miser's hoard is stolen.

Booklist enjoyed the "fast-moving" plot and the characterization.

This, along with the book's fast-moving action-adventure plot, makes "Brilliance of the Moon" more closely resemble a movie treatment than a novel.

With rounded characters, a fast-moving plot and a convincing alien world, Colors of Chaos shines in all its facets.

He is known for his fast-moving and readable plots, sardonic commentaries on the upper classes and terse dialogue.

An ambitious and fast-moving plot insistently tugs the reader away from the book's flaws.

This essential optimism drives a fast-moving plot that largely bears out Fletcher's belief.

Mary Quattlebaum, writing for the Washington Post, said that "though the villainous relatives are rather flat, the historical tidbits and fast-moving plot will engage readers".