Blog, Page 20

DNF. I couldn’t follow this book at all. It found it disjointed, random, and confusing. I suspect that the narrator is supposed to be unreliable and perhaps hallu...

More or less the same as the first book: the premise (Greek mythology is true, and has survived into the modern world) is wonderful; the writing is clearly target...

This book knows exactly what it is: a goofy, silly, fun adventure. It has great humor, funny characters, and doesn’t take itself too seriously. An entertaining re...

The good Fun setting: turn-of-the-century London, just as society is reeling from Jack the Ripper, more serial killers start to appear, and the police ar...

The good Interesting setting: a southern town with a black sheriff. Plenty of social commentary that is handled reasonably well. The characters...

Slow, meandering start to the book, but an excellent finish, and a cliffhanger that makes you want more.

The first half of the book was incredibly slow moving, almost as if deliberately trying to stretch things out. Moreover, you barely see Rand at all. It’s just eno...

The good A reasonable conclusion that wraps up all the major mysteries and plot lines in the story. A few glimpses of good writing. The no...

I thought the George Smiley series was supposed to be about spies? This book is clearly a generic murder mystery, with George Smiley as a detective.

Lila is back! And so are Kell, Rhy and Alucard, plus some fun new characters. The writing is great, there’s good action, a decent mystery, cool new magical powers...