The Patience of the Spider by Andrea Camilleri – Montalbano
is getting old, and softer, and there’s a bit of metaphysics involved. What
annoyed me was the lingering feeling that the story felt familiar despite
knowing for sure I hadn’t read the book before. Then I figured out it must have
been one of the episodes from the Italian TV series I watched a couple of years
ago. I look forward to the next book in the series. 4/5 stars
Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy by Cassandra Clare –
Simon isn’t one of my favorite characters, though he is fun. The stories kept
wandering and only occasionally remembered they were supposed to be about him.
I enjoyed the last one the least and the one featuring Magnus and Alec the
most. 3/5 stars
The Girl in the Spider’s Web by David Lagercrantz – Infodump
galore. The plot did make sense in the weird, twisted way this series does, but
the way it was delivered didn’t work for me. Not as good as the original
trilogy. 3/5 stars
The Serpent by Claire North – Most books play like a movie
inside my head while reading. This one played like a theater play, which I
found distracting. There’s constant distance between the heroine and the
reader, and it’s hard to keep track of all of the secondary characters. The
intelligent plot might have saved the book if it hadn’t fizzled towards the
end. Language alone can’t save it. 3/5 stars
The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine –
Not a subject I would normally be interested to read about, but the lady writes
so well it completely captivates the reader. 4/5 stars
Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace – The story takes too
long to get going, we spend too much time inside the MC’s head, which keeps us
away from the outside world and makes the worldbuilding make little sense, and
there are too many dream/flashback sequences that also don’t help understand
things. As a whole, the story feels like a badly constructed puzzle with
several important pieces missing. We never get to know the characters or care
for them. The writing isn’t very engaging either so I had a hard time finishing
it. A disappointing read. 2/5 stars
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho – It’s playful, but the
story drags and some things come out of nowhere. The hero is supposed to be the
sorcerer, but the real hero is the girl, and she’s one of those strong headed
persons who would drive you mad in less than a day because of her well intended
but less thought out initiatives. 3/5 stars
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