I was very enthusiastic about this sequel, which I decided to buy and read a long time ago. I was thrilled to receive this read by Netgalley! Thrilled and a little scared: when one loves so much a read as I loved the first book in the series, "The Goblin Emperor", one is also worried …
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A very good sequel to "An Illusion of Thieves", with a new fascinating adventure, good characters' developments and a strong atmosphere. The magic is well used to make a riveting story, without any abracadabra but instead a clever demonstration of the difficulties encountered by its users. Romy's special fascinating (and so original!) magic, for instance, …
The first book of the series, "The perfect assassin" was one of my best last reads, and I was rather sure to love the sequel as much. Alas it wasn't the case... The world building is always as interesting and well conveying all the sensations, in a coherent and credible atmosphere. The writing, for most …
I read and loved the first book of the dualogy, "Semiosis", and if you appreciated it as I did, no doubt that Interference will enthusiasm you. After a first part (with and incredibly disturbing dystopian reality), the narrative form is rather similar as in the first book, with various narrators, which offer a wide array …
I enjoyed reading this book very much (a 4,5 * read for me) but can't say that I would blindly recommend it to any reader. Or more precisely, I know that I wouldn't recommend it to all science-fiction readers while I would recommend it to some other kind of readers, those who appreciate some kind …
This book was a lovely surprise! I was somewhat worried in the beginning, as classical fantasy tends to bore me rather easily these days... But "City of broken magic" has some real personality and some excellent characters, and consequently my reading was great! To begin with the minor flaws. They're all of the same trend, …
Hélène Louise Auteure 