Reviews

Something from the Nightside by Simon R. Green

tricapra's review against another edition

3.0

Fun, but I was ready to throw my phone through a window if I heard the phrase 'in the the nightside' or 'John Taylor' or 'my private eye' one more damn time.

mgouker's review against another edition

3.0

Such fun! Great world building. Dark and grimy scenes. Tone is noir. The series keeps getting better too.

cathybruce208's review against another edition

3.0

I found several books from this series at a used book store. I just reread it before starting on number 2. It has the makings of a good series. The Nightside itself is really the star of the book. John Taylor as a character is good fun. I'd compare him to Jim Butcher's Dresden, only a little less "white knightish".

tallyhotel's review against another edition

3.0

Was great until the end. Seems like everything went colliding together very fast.

hollsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

alexandrabree's review against another edition

5.0

I absolutely adore this series. Read it through half a dozen times at least and will read it through a dozen more!

I started on book two. Having picked it up at random at the sevind hand store because of the flaming angel wings cover. *2008? 2009?

I love the world of the Nightside, Green is over descriptive in the best of ways in his world building. His style is Harry Dresden, meets Niel Gaiman, PG Clive Barker, and adult Rick Riordan. Peak of Urban fantasy.

I love John, Suzy, Alex, the bar, everything honestly.

mischievous_monkey's review against another edition

2.0

It’s not often that I find a book to be overly descriptive but this book is one. While I appreciate vivid descriptions of locales and personalities, I also need the story to move forward at a decent pace to keep interested. This story lost my interest about midway through and it was a bit of a struggle to finish the listen.

sicutumbra's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ericthec's review against another edition

4.0

I had fun with this. Good writing, good characters, fun dialog, action and a surprise. I will read more of this series. read this if you like Jim Butcher. I read Simon Green first in the compilation "Down These Strange Streets". I was concerned that the treatment would be stale as this was written in 2003 but it was good. Still holds up.

cdwalker's review against another edition

3.0

3.5