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Dreadful Company by Vivian Shaw

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sillypunk's review

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5.0

I loved this book so friggin’ much: https://blogendorff.com/2019/01/03/book-review-dreadful-company/

vicki22's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I liked this better than the first one, I think. Except that about seven-eighths of the way through the book there was a short time when I felt that I was just waiting for it to end. But the end itself was satisfying even though I'd been predicting it for a while. This takes place in Paris and there's a lot of crazy supernatural stuff going on involving not just creatures but the fabric of time. I especially liked the well creatures and the long-haired furry ones; it was fun to see pet-like creatures in this world. I had an easier time telling Ruthven apart from Varney this time although the two ghost-chasers were pretty indistinguishable. But that was okay; it didn't really seem to matter since they did everything together anyway. I will never enjoy vampire details and they seem to be unavoidable in these stories but that says more about me. There are things I like about this series. And I seem to be rather equivocal in my liking. They are fun books.