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Four star story, three star pacing.

Holt has a distinct style and sense of humor, in this fantasy/office politics mashup is quite entertaining. However, there is a little meandering.

booksandbeers's review against another edition

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4.0

The series is still good BUT I’ve enjoyed the first book more. Anyway, Sophie confirms herself as the crappiest love interest EVER, and Contess Judy is the ✨BEST VILLAIN✨ ever.

Come on Sky dump Contess Judy my way!!!

alhalpern's review

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

davidscrimshaw's review against another edition

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4.0

These books by Tom Holt are growing on me.

I started reading them because he's also K.J. Parker.

The Tom Holt books seem to be generally lighter with more raw humour.

I think of myself as not being into dark stuff, but I maybe prefer the K.J. Parker books so far.

Still I plan to read all of them eventually.

liszt91's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

theatlantean's review against another edition

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4.0

Enjoyed this one. Better than the first. Some great character writing, too. Ricky and Benny, being my favourites. Slightly annoying that so much remains unanswered for so long, and one or two loose ends are bothering me, but otherwise, exciting and fun.

goolaina's review against another edition

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4.0

Felt like this one was lacking in the middle, but I enjoyed it just the same. Not as much as the first in the series, mind you, but I could see myself rereading this in a few years.

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