Sam DiMascio
You main character does not have to be likeable. Getting that out of the way because where you end up there I don't think is vitally important on how you overall feel about this book.
Oh, and sucker for a magic system that plays fundamentally into the story. Coding for magic isn't new, I think Foundryside did a wonderful rendition on it. But all the mechanics in place here make it function precisely as needed. This book isn't what I would call "a blast" but Wang dives headfirst and doesn't let up.
You main character does not have to be likeable. Getting that out of the way because where you end up there I don't think is vitally important on how you overall feel about this book.
Oh, and sucker for a magic system that plays fundamentally into the story. Coding for magic isn't new, I think Foundryside did a wonderful rendition on it. But all the mechanics in place here make it function precisely as needed. This book isn't what I would call "a blast" but Wang dives headfirst and doesn't let up.
I loved this far more than I expected. What Moves the Dead was not my cup of tea. Found it was a little too cute and the payoff to the mystery wasn't all that interesting. I thought the characters were pleasant but the tense-ness was just a tad too high.
N&B was such a charming book from end to end. I do appreciate how TK doesn't wax on and on. This is a borderline fantasy heist with incredibly likeable characters up and down. And the brevity and speed of this adventure prevents me from wishing for more depth.
If you told me that they were going to turn this into a series, I wouldn't question it. They set up a big world with lots of unanswered aspects and I would go with these characters in an instance. Give it up for Bonedog.
I loved this far more than I expected. What Moves the Dead was not my cup of tea. Found it was a little too cute and the payoff to the mystery wasn't all that interesting. I thought the characters were pleasant but the tense-ness was just a tad too high.
N&B was such a charming book from end to end. I do appreciate how TK doesn't wax on and on. This is a borderline fantasy heist with incredibly likeable characters up and down. And the brevity and speed of this adventure prevents me from wishing for more depth.
If you told me that they were going to turn this into a series, I wouldn't question it. They set up a big world with lots of unanswered aspects and I would go with these characters in an instance. Give it up for Bonedog.
I like twists and turns as much as the next guy but they really shoe horned way too many into this. Each one more implausible than the last. And each character here is bad! People are complicated, and I don’t need to think my characters are all good people but if you are painting them as such at least give me more there!
Plus they gave you a weird anti medication for kids monologue.
I like twists and turns as much as the next guy but they really shoe horned way too many into this. Each one more implausible than the last. And each character here is bad! People are complicated, and I don’t need to think my characters are all good people but if you are painting them as such at least give me more there!
Plus they gave you a weird anti medication for kids monologue.
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I appreciate a book that gets me in and out doesn’t get too mucked down. So for that, I thank KPS and I can’t rag on it too much.
Will rag on it for a bit though. The characters feel overly engineered, like they are improv actors busting out quips at any given moment. These people are not of this planet. And then throw on the modern references that have no way of translating to probably even 5 years from now. You can’t make a DOOM ETERNAL reference.
The book works best when going into the “science”. Sure it is just exposition dumps but I’m a sucker for scientists going back and forth like this.
I appreciate a book that gets me in and out doesn’t get too mucked down. So for that, I thank KPS and I can’t rag on it too much.
Will rag on it for a bit though. The characters feel overly engineered, like they are improv actors busting out quips at any given moment. These people are not of this planet. And then throw on the modern references that have no way of translating to probably even 5 years from now. You can’t make a DOOM ETERNAL reference.
The book works best when going into the “science”. Sure it is just exposition dumps but I’m a sucker for scientists going back and forth like this.
City of Stairs is what got me into my current reading groove. I had never read more than a handful of books for my own personal pleasure over the years. Something felt special about the whole world Robert Jackson Bennett built.
I won’t go as far to say he’s done it again but it’s fun to see the motifs he plays with. This time being a magical coding world. Mostly threads the needle of the fun of a heist and playing with a somewhat complicated magical system.
It does take a good chunk to get going as I think action is not where RJB excels. Or I’m just dumb. Logistically his writing always makes me feel like I’m missing one piece of the geography to fully map it. That pops up a couple times in the book. But once they get into the actual systems and how that shapes the world we are really cooking.
City of Stairs is what got me into my current reading groove. I had never read more than a handful of books for my own personal pleasure over the years. Something felt special about the whole world Robert Jackson Bennett built.
I won’t go as far to say he’s done it again but it’s fun to see the motifs he plays with. This time being a magical coding world. Mostly threads the needle of the fun of a heist and playing with a somewhat complicated magical system.
It does take a good chunk to get going as I think action is not where RJB excels. Or I’m just dumb. Logistically his writing always makes me feel like I’m missing one piece of the geography to fully map it. That pops up a couple times in the book. But once they get into the actual systems and how that shapes the world we are really cooking.
