A review by disastrouspenguin
The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud
4.0
Consumed as an audiobook.
Jonathan Stroud really seems to find his stride with this story. The pacing is on point, the characters are interesting, and Bartimaeus is great. Bonus: Simon Vance nails the narration. Where in the first book I had trouble listening to some of his female voices, he seems to have found the "sweet spot" in pitch and tone that's likely to indicate a female speaker without sounding mockish.
Side note: on first draft of this review, I used the word "great" 4 times. Yay proofreading.
Jonathan Stroud really seems to find his stride with this story. The pacing is on point, the characters are interesting, and Bartimaeus is great. Bonus: Simon Vance nails the narration. Where in the first book I had trouble listening to some of his female voices, he seems to have found the "sweet spot" in pitch and tone that's likely to indicate a female speaker without sounding mockish.
Side note: on first draft of this review, I used the word "great" 4 times. Yay proofreading.