To Kingdom Come

I didn't enjoy this as much as I did the first book in the series. The plot dragged at times, and there wasn't as much humor (or the humor didn't appeal to me).

But mostly, I really disliked Moira. I was thinking for most of the book that the author needs to avoid writing female characters, because her portrayal lacks depth and conveys a lot of sexist stereotypes, especially during the trip to Paris, etc. - for example, an expensive gift makes her stop being mad at Llewellyn for rejecting her advances. So, I was rolling my eyes at this badly written female character and planning not to continue with the series. Well, then it turns out that she isn't shallow at all; she was deliberately playing on those stereotypes, and Llewellyn is truly naive. But still, she really is not written with enough depth for the plot twist to feel completely believable. I also deeply dislike the idea of women as Llewellyn's weakness - as though women are always setting out to ruin good young men's plans, or something. It's impossible to dispute that assertion using just the text, though, because there are no female characters in either book other than women who have wronged Llewellyn in some way (and Barker's barely-mentioned girlfriend).

But I didn't hate this book, and I may read the next one at some point.