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Beside a Black Tarn by Angel Martinez

teresab78's review against another edition

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5.0

Wow

4.5 stars - another great romp with the crew of the Brimstone! I felt bad for everyone’s nightmares, but Ness’s made me want to cry. This series is definitely open to more stories.

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5.0

There will be more! =)

4.5 stars.
Despite an "it was dark and stormy night" opening which surprised a wtf moment out of me, yet amused Shax, the book is just as good as the previous ones.

A new character is introduced to motley crew of Brimstone: Maximilian (my favorite name!), a brave tiny bugger (quite literally) and a singer. He saves another stormy night the day and all of Brimstone crew with Heck's help. AND, I hope I am not mistaken here, becomes Leopold's partner and Shax's son-in-law. Tho for the life of me I can't figure out how things can work between a hedgehog and a millipede @.@

This installment is an opening to many more grand and not so grand, but, I am sure, just as humorous adventures. Do not miss it :D

hartd's review

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4.0

I've really been enjoying this series. It isn't perfect, but it's exactly what I wanted to read right now. I think I used this comparison about another of this author's books, but it reminds me a lot of Futurama, in style. It has more emotional depth, but about the same amount of over-the-top silliness.

This book focuses a lot on Heckle, the imp who was introduced in book three. He's a lovable character and I enjoyed reading his point of view.
I also like that Julian is back, but I am not a fan of the love-triangle and jealousy plot. I hope the next book includes a new love interest for him, somehow.


Just like most of my favorite sci-fi comedies, though, this series crosses the lines of good taste sometimes, in my opinion. In this book,
I think Ness's "worst fear" scenes are way too violent and horrible. I understand the conflict Ness is fighting within himself, but that was pretty awful.


Now that I'm all caught up, I'm going to read all of the many free shorts on the author's website. I'm so glad I discovered this series.
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