The book starts very well as we discover with the main character the occult part of that world. The British humor works well and if you know London, the street and site references are fun.
However, 2/3 into the novel, the magic stops working (pun intended).
As we get closer to solving the mystery, the jokes fall flat and the character development disappears.
I finished the book hoping for a comeback but it did not happen for me.
The series is very successful so this book must works for a lot of people. It did not work for me unfortunately.
However, 2/3 into the novel, the magic stops working (pun intended).
As we get closer to solving the mystery, the jokes fall flat and the character development disappears.
I finished the book hoping for a comeback but it did not happen for me.
The series is very successful so this book must works for a lot of people. It did not work for me unfortunately.
This is the softcover version of ISBN-13: 9780575097568 - ISBN-10: 0575097566 purchased from UK via Amazon. First in the series, recommend a map of London. This is a smart but goofy magical Sherlock Holmes working with the occult. Not as good as Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden series, but worth the read if this is your genre.
