(Modern Fantasy; Sin du Jour) The staff of Sin du Jour are honored to be invited to cater the inauguration of the president of the magical “shadow government” that really runs the world. (30,500 words; Time: 1h:41m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
In order to make sense of this story, readers must start with Envy of Angels and read the rest of the series. This story is not complete; it ends at a cliffhanger See related articles on Tor.com.
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Pro: As ever, the Sin du Jour universe is complex and clever. The writing is excellent, with natural dialogue and transparent narration.
Con: As ever, there are too many characters, and many of them are hard to tell apart and/or play no important role in the story. Even having read the whole series to this point, I depended heavily on the “search all text” function of the Kindle to remind myself who all these people are.
This story is so dependent on the previous novella and the next one that it doesn’t have a coherent plot of its own.
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Con: As ever, there are too many characters, and many of them are hard to tell apart and/or play no important role in the story. Even having read the whole series to this point, I depended heavily on the “search all text” function of the Kindle to remind myself who all these people are.
This story is so dependent on the previous novella and the next one that it doesn’t have a coherent plot of its own.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Matt Wallace Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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