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The Palace Job by Patrick Weekes

msmith7344's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

jowithtwoiis's review against another edition

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5.0

Saw a tweet, bought the book for cheap and was very pleasantly surprised at how freaking fun and adventurous it was. I stayed up til 1am to finish. And it was worth the lost sleep. Definitely going to continue on with the series.

bookph1le's review against another edition

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3.0

I really liked it and thought it had some genuinely funny moments, but I found a lot of it hard to follow, probably because of the sheer volume of the characters and the constant perspective shifting. Still, it's a good romp and the characters have great personality, so I plan on reading the second installment.

etriganzola's review against another edition

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adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

linzthebookworm's review against another edition

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4.0

I sort of feel like The Palace Job is the weird love child of Ocean's 11 and WoW.

I enjoyed the humor in the book a lot and found myself having to silence my laughter at times. I enjoyed reading about all of the characters and was entertained throughout the entire book. There was a nice amount of twists and turns that kept it interesting, and I didn't ever feel bored with it. In the beginning, however, I felt lost like I was missing details of the world it's self to get immersed in the story. Eventually, the details come out through the story, but for a decent part, I felt like maybe I had started in the middle of a series or spin-off series.

For my complete review check out

https://linzthebookworm.blogspot.com/2018/12/book-review-of-palace-job-by-patrick-weekes.html

seismatic's review against another edition

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dark funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

garrettcz's review against another edition

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I really wanted to like this book but am giving up. It felt all over the place and convoluted. It’s trying to do too much too quickly so I didn’t care about any of the characters. DNF 18%

jessmcclure's review against another edition

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4.0

Loved the audiobook. Great humor and action. Keeping straight the sheer number of characters was difficult at first, but they all add an interesting dynamic to the group.

songwind's review

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3.0

A fun magical heist novel that leaned a bit too heavily on a few of the gimmicks and tried to be too many things at once.

It was a fun listen and I will probably follow up.

shalini_gunnasan's review

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4.0

What fun!