Showing posts with label mystery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mystery. Show all posts

Friday, June 26, 2015

Review:: The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde


Title: The Eyre Affair
Author: Jasper Fforde
Series: Thursday Next, #1
Format: Hardcover
Rating: ★★★★☆

I loved this book more than I thought I would as I was reading through it. Much of it was rather predictable (at least to me), but that didn't tarnish its charm in the slightest. It didn't depend on suspense to make the story enjoyable, and actually managed in some ways to use this to a greater thematic advantage. Spoilers in the review.

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Review:: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan


Title: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Author: Robin Sloan
Format: Hardcover
Rating: ★★☆☆☆

Reading this as a person who lives in the Bay Area, I found most of the book very jarring. The strangeness of the local references kept knocking me out of my suspension of disbelief. The strangeness of the book not really being that strange made for a slightly boring read. It was okay, but nothing more.