richtate's review
2.0
I couldn’t help but feel a bit irritated as I read through this installment at the completely recycled emotional angst displayed by Kit. It was so overdone that the cliffhanging surprise at the end of the book came as absolutely no shock. In fact, it was the only conceivable option after nearly three hundred pages of canned doubt and anger.
I enjoyed the book and the characters, I just hope the final installment won’t try to lay it on so thickly, and once again in the exact same manner of the previous novels.
Bottom line: The first novel really shocked me and had me enthralled with the idea of digging into this fictional space. Now I'm really OK for waiting for the final installment.
I enjoyed the book and the characters, I just hope the final installment won’t try to lay it on so thickly, and once again in the exact same manner of the previous novels.
Bottom line: The first novel really shocked me and had me enthralled with the idea of digging into this fictional space. Now I'm really OK for waiting for the final installment.
keeceefd's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
glennisleblanc's review
3.0
The second book in this series has a much more believable crime that Kat finds out about and sorta solves. The main drug plot takes care of itself by the end of the story but really leaves a few hanging plot threads about one of the bad guys. Grif finds out more about what happened when he died and Kat finds out more about the Everlast than humans should know about. I liked this book much better than the previous one and I am waiting now for the third one.
Digital review copy provided by Edelweiss
Digital review copy provided by Edelweiss
darlenemarshall's review
4.0
The Lost is Pettersson's second book in her Celestial Blues series combining Rockabilly culture, noir detectives, classic Las Vegas and contemporary Las Vegas, with a good dose of the supernatural worked into the mix. Griff, the angel who started life as a detective killed 50 years ago in Vegas is back with his human girlfriend Kit, a newspaper reporter for whom being vintage isn't a lifestyle, it's a way of life. They're still trying to figure out who murdered Griff and his wife, but they're also trying to find out who's introduced a potent and fatal illegal drug into Sin City.
Griff and Kit are an interesting couple, and Pettersson is growing their relationship along with the worldbuilding that makes this series so interesting. The author's insider view of Vegas brings her city to life, both the glitter and the garbage, and creates an exciting atmosphere for detective work by both the quick and the dead. I'm looking forward to seeing where their story goes from here.
Griff and Kit are an interesting couple, and Pettersson is growing their relationship along with the worldbuilding that makes this series so interesting. The author's insider view of Vegas brings her city to life, both the glitter and the garbage, and creates an exciting atmosphere for detective work by both the quick and the dead. I'm looking forward to seeing where their story goes from here.
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