lilami's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
whippycleric's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was really a lot of fun to read. An old school style spy novel, with occult plotlines, and a loveable main character. I was surprised throughout the book and found I had a smile on my face most of the time. It's not life changing literature but well written and highly entertaining. I'll find some more in the series to read, as I haven't read the first.
joolsg14's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rosekk's review against another edition
4.0
Great fun, and a really easy read. Lucifer Box is a likable scoundrel, and the plot, while not especially inventive, showed him off well. I may have togo back and read number one now, having purchased the books without realising it was the second in a series.
siria's review against another edition
3.0
Fun period pastiche of half a hundred things—from the pulp novels of the 20s and 30s, to James Bond, to the Da Vinci Code—which doesn't have quite the energy and verve of its predecessor, but which compensates for that with better pacing. This is not a life-changing book by any means, but as two hours of bonkers bisexual spy caper escapism (Lucifer Box "rides the number 38 bus as well as the number 19", as he puts it), it's well worth the read.
lubleu's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
jant8's review
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
After reading a very serious, though undeniable brilliant, book I fancied something lighter and more fun. This was both!
fletchie's review against another edition
4.0
I'm going for three and a half stars for this. Was a fun read but didn't grab me like the first. Perhaps the lack of a tantalising hunky gay love interest is what knocked it down for me.
jerefi's review against another edition
2.0
It was a dollar bin book. It was "meh." Some parts made me think of Bond, other parts of Indiana Jones, but mostly it was dealing with a character that was a real scoundrel and cad. I did not find him to be as likable as would make this book more fun, but it wasn't as if I thoroughly hated him either. I just found his self-centered protension to be rather boring instead of entertaining. I blame the years I lived in Los Angeles.