carlamo - reviewed on 5/14/2012 + 269 more book reviews

Overall, enjoyable, but a bit difficult to follow at times. I wasn't always sure why things were happening, as the various plot lines seemed to be disjointed. Mysterious utterances by an unknown ghost, vampire politics and behavior, mystery surrounding past events involving werewolves, and a teapot. Somehow it all comes together by the end, but by then, I didn't really care.

I'm happy to say that I enjoyed Alexia's usual witty banter, and Carriger's tongue-in-cheek writing style is as inventive as ever. That's really what keeps me coming back for more, but I do wish Carriger was a bit more forthcoming with the explanations of WHY something is happening.

Very reminiscent of classic Wodehouse. I'm sure Jeeves could have handled Octomatons and Vampire Porcupines with as much aplomb as Floote.

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