Factotum

Factotum
By D. M. Cornish
G. P. Putman’s Sons, 2010. 648 pgs. Young Adult

Rossamund, now knowing the true meaning of his name and the life threatening secret it reveals, leaves the Lamplighter service to become Lady Europe’s Factotum, the person who mixes her brew to give her powers. Even under the fierce monster hunter’s care Rossamunds life is still at risk, so his two old school masters, Fransitart and Craumpalin, join Lady Europe’s service to help keep an eye on him. A battle is brewing against man and monster and Rossamund is in the middle of it.

This concluding book in the Monster Blood Tattoo series is filled with battles, monsters, and contemplations about whether it matters what our names says we are.

KK