Spoiler alert: it’s not. There are more and they’re not out yet. I think I have finally figured out one of the things that really bothers me about this series. I mean, I figured it out last book, but forgot to include it in my review, so I’m telling you now. It’s the swearing. It just doesn’t work. George R. R. Martin can drop a few f-bombs and the see you next Tuesday and it flows with the rhythm of his dialogue. Scott Lynch lacks that […]
Go for it, if you liked the first one
I guess my super niche sweet spot is genre heist novels because even after my disappointment with the first in the Gentlemen Bastards series, I’m still working through them. I got a lot of feedback on that review, and y’all did warn me that the quality of the books was going to dip, so I was prepared. And lowering my expectations definitely helped! Plus, you know what? This book has cats. The book also introduces two female characters of substance, which was nice to see. There […]
Putting the science in science fiction
Holy mother moly I loved this book. Plot driven? Check. Genre fiction? Check. New worlds? Check (several checks). Dense complexity to the point of ridiculousness? ALL THE CHECKS. Rebecca is doing okay. She has a job and while she’s not crazy about it, hey, it’s a job. She’s (happily?) married though her husband works all hours and is utterly consumed by the “causality violation device” he’s working on – and don’t you dare call it a time machine. Lately, though, there’s something … off. She can’t […]
I get why it made a lot of lists
I really liked this one when I started it. I was so into this book. I was also listening to a podcast about Pauline Sabin (a woman credited as a major force in repealing prohibition) so digging into a little story about organized crime and booze smuggling in the Depression was right in my sweet spot. Then it jumps forward in time and the focus is on his daughter and her working in the war industry during WWII and that was so cool too and […]