abigcoffeedragon's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely love this series -
Ethan Kaille as a revolutionary war era sorcerer in Boston, working as a Thief-taker (kind of like a modern day PI). This is so much fun to read and to watch as the characters grow, and the series expands.
Historical Urban Fantasy - I wish that there was more of this genre, but it is a bit too fine pointed for just anyone to do and to completely do right - thank you D. B. Jackson though - your series is wonderful and I cannot wait until the release of book four and the finale of this character arc for Ethan Kaille.
Ethan Kaille as a revolutionary war era sorcerer in Boston, working as a Thief-taker (kind of like a modern day PI). This is so much fun to read and to watch as the characters grow, and the series expands.
Historical Urban Fantasy - I wish that there was more of this genre, but it is a bit too fine pointed for just anyone to do and to completely do right - thank you D. B. Jackson though - your series is wonderful and I cannot wait until the release of book four and the finale of this character arc for Ethan Kaille.
ljstrain28's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fun read! I'd like to find the first two to read!
perch15's review against another edition
4.0
The best of Mr. Jackson's THIEFTAKER books, in large part due to two things: a very real and visceral sense of peril and a departure from the solitary nature of Ethan Kaille's travails. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
jercox's review against another edition
4.0
The series is developing nicely; it actually has an ongoing arc now, and this builds on it well.
lyndiane's review against another edition
5.0
Another intriguing offering from this rather brilliant author.
The historical events are real and the magic is chilling. The addition of a seriously unhinged, powerful character bent on vengeance makes for a compelling read, set in a late 1700's Boston limping in an unprecedented heatwave and another outbreak of smallpox.
The historical events are real and the magic is chilling. The addition of a seriously unhinged, powerful character bent on vengeance makes for a compelling read, set in a late 1700's Boston limping in an unprecedented heatwave and another outbreak of smallpox.
truestorydesu's review
4.0
*om nom nom* Alright, on to book 4, I absolutely cannot stop reading these.
gailbird's review
2.0
This book has an interesting premise, and catches attention straightaway. The magic is decently fleshed out, and the "mystery" and ultimate accomplishment necessary to defeat the antagonist were sufficiently intriguing.
Unfortunately, I realised that I wasn't going to like this book by the time I got a quarter of the way through. However, I couldn't leave it unfinished, so I'm irrationally bitter about this book occupying my time, though that's my own fault. My dislike for it boils down to it not being my preferred form of literature--it was largely action, little characterization, and I didn't feel for the protagonist enough. On the grounds of sympathy and personality, I liked the villain better as a character. The protagonist didn't interest me. It could partially be due to my not having read the previous two books in the series, but frankly the writing style and content doesn't encourage me to think that I would like them any better.
The book as written is a fantasy-style alternate-history romp through colonial America that stands on its own merits as such. It just wasn't for me.
Unfortunately, I realised that I wasn't going to like this book by the time I got a quarter of the way through. However, I couldn't leave it unfinished, so I'm irrationally bitter about this book occupying my time, though that's my own fault. My dislike for it boils down to it not being my preferred form of literature--it was largely action, little characterization, and I didn't feel for the protagonist enough. On the grounds of sympathy and personality, I liked the villain better as a character. The protagonist didn't interest me. It could partially be due to my not having read the previous two books in the series, but frankly the writing style and content doesn't encourage me to think that I would like them any better.
The book as written is a fantasy-style alternate-history romp through colonial America that stands on its own merits as such. It just wasn't for me.
jshaden's review
4.0
I continue to enjoy this series where actual conjurers exist, following the adventures of one conjurer in Revolutionary era Boston. I really enjoy fantasies that are in a setting other than a generic "medieval" setting.
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