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redfiona99As I said, I'm a sucker for pretty cover art, and the book before this in the series (The Osiris Ritual) finished on such a cliff-hanger that I had to have this next one.
The problem is, the cliff-hanger is only resolved about 3/4 of the way through the book and given how big of a problem the thing was (sorry for lack of clarity, I'm trying not to spoil), it was very emotionally unsatisfying.
Basically, at the end of the second one, the plot of which revolves around a number of secrets that the Queen is keeping, Newbury finds out that Hobbes is working for the Queen too, after she's said she isn't. And this isn't dealt with, except for the two separate characters moping, until 3/4 of the way through and I understand them being professionals but for it to have no effect on their interactions at all is a bit much.
Also, much though there was the inevitable first kiss, I most certainly wouldn't kiss someone whose just gone through the worst of opiate withdrawal and been stuck in a dingy dungeon for ~ 12 hours. Possibly because I have a slightly less Romanticized view of opiates in general than the author does.
The other problem is that I prefer the slightly damaged Newbury of this book to the Gary Stu of the first one, and I'm worried that the author is going to "fix" him back to the starting point.
The other problem is that the time-line of Newbury & Hobbes mysteries now seems very squashed, because I'd assumed that, by the start of the third book, they'd been a team for ~18 months, but apparently it's not quite a year and that seems to be a lot to pack in. What happens in this book explains why book 2's main villain was such a let down after a book and a half of build up, because the author appears to have decided to turn Queen Victoria into the main villain of the series.
I will read the rest of the books, but not with the same "must read, must read".
The Osiris Ritual by George Mann
The Executioner's Heart by George Mann
Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon by Mark Hodder
The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man by Mark Hodder
The Affinity Bridge by George Mann
Ghosts of War by George Mann
Ganymede by Cherie Priest
Infernal Devices by K. W. Jeter
The Inexplicables by Cherie Priest
Clementine by Cherie Priest
Two of which I've read.
The problem is, the cliff-hanger is only resolved about 3/4 of the way through the book and given how big of a problem the thing was (sorry for lack of clarity, I'm trying not to spoil), it was very emotionally unsatisfying.
Basically, at the end of the second one, the plot of which revolves around a number of secrets that the Queen is keeping, Newbury finds out that Hobbes is working for the Queen too, after she's said she isn't. And this isn't dealt with, except for the two separate characters moping, until 3/4 of the way through and I understand them being professionals but for it to have no effect on their interactions at all is a bit much.
Also, much though there was the inevitable first kiss, I most certainly wouldn't kiss someone whose just gone through the worst of opiate withdrawal and been stuck in a dingy dungeon for ~ 12 hours. Possibly because I have a slightly less Romanticized view of opiates in general than the author does.
The other problem is that I prefer the slightly damaged Newbury of this book to the Gary Stu of the first one, and I'm worried that the author is going to "fix" him back to the starting point.
The other problem is that the time-line of Newbury & Hobbes mysteries now seems very squashed, because I'd assumed that, by the start of the third book, they'd been a team for ~18 months, but apparently it's not quite a year and that seems to be a lot to pack in. What happens in this book explains why book 2's main villain was such a let down after a book and a half of build up, because the author appears to have decided to turn Queen Victoria into the main villain of the series.
I will read the rest of the books, but not with the same "must read, must read".
The Osiris Ritual by George Mann
The Executioner's Heart by George Mann
Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon by Mark Hodder
The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man by Mark Hodder
The Affinity Bridge by George Mann
Ghosts of War by George Mann
Ganymede by Cherie Priest
Infernal Devices by K. W. Jeter
The Inexplicables by Cherie Priest
Clementine by Cherie Priest
Two of which I've read.
