It is fascinating to observe the slow-motion train wreck that is the career of John Bachelor (The List, The Marylebone Drop, The Catch), and I found tIt is fascinating to observe the slow-motion train wreck that is the career of John Bachelor (The List, The Marylebone Drop, The Catch), and I found these novellas to be solid three-star reads. It's Mick Herron's style that pushes this collection into four-star territory, a specific example being one of the best, most succinct descriptions I've read of a day-long bender that is under no circumstance going to end well:
"The beer and the gin were sloshing about inside him. He felt like a car wash." (The Catch, p. 193)
The Last Dead Letter (four stars) features Molly Doran and Jackson Lamb, and Standing By the Wall includes some of the Slow Horses. The title story is the least of the collection, in my opinion.
Note to self: Don't take book recommendations from Dua Lipa. I wasn't spellbound, I was annoyed.
Starts out intriguing, but then feels like the main chNote to self: Don't take book recommendations from Dua Lipa. I wasn't spellbound, I was annoyed.
Starts out intriguing, but then feels like the main character is somewhat thick (and a jerk. Asking someone you've just met about their burn scars is an asshole move). I had suspicions of where it's all going that were confirmed on page 95 (of 312). At this point, if you've ever read any sort of slow-burn creepy story, there are two possible endings; it's just a matter of which one and how we get there. The writing can be nice, but the idiot MC and everyone else acting melodramatically mysterious gets boring real quick....more
I wouldn't have bothered with this second volume if I hadn't already checked it out from the library on the same day I borrowed Sonjaversal Volume 1. I wouldn't have bothered with this second volume if I hadn't already checked it out from the library on the same day I borrowed Sonjaversal Volume 1. Volume 2 is slightly more coherent than volume 1, but the writing is still lackluster and the premise is still silly. If, gods forbid, the publisher spins anything off from this series, I think it should be Sonja Noir, because a) her name is moderately less goofy than the standard "[Color] Sonja" scheme (or Hell Sonja... seriously?), and b) I think her world looks far more interesting than any of the others....more
This is extremely silly, and the first third of the book doesn't make any damn sense. If I were buying individual issues of this comic I would have stThis is extremely silly, and the first third of the book doesn't make any damn sense. If I were buying individual issues of this comic I would have stopped after the first one....more
The set-up: Androvore is a demon, Baronet of Hell (but not a lord), and the ambitious brand new Overseer of The Ancient and Infernal Society of Curse The set-up: Androvore is a demon, Baronet of Hell (but not a lord), and the ambitious brand new Overseer of The Ancient and Infernal Society of Curse Keepers North American branch, where Lazlo is employed.
There was a knock at the door, and Ms. Bluetooth entered. "Sorry to interrupt, but Mr. Z.'s standing by for your videoconference." "He can wait," Androvore ordered. "Tell him I'll take it out of Jeffrey or Elon's time." "Will do," said Ms. Bluetooth. The door closed. "Mr. Z?" said Lazlo. "New initiative," said Androvore lazily. "Research suggests eighty percent of billionaires will barter their souls if it means subjecting rivals to supernatural torment. Naturally, moving first has inherent advantages. Once they learn we're already chatting with the competition, the pressure to commit skyrockets. It's basic game theory." (pp. 363-4)
This was published in mid-2024. Before the election. It all makes sense now....more
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