A review by ant
Foreign Devils by John Hornor Jacobs
4.0
The author mixes genres in the most bizarre ways that when I describe them to friends it even I (having read them) can't believe it would actually work.
I've read quite a few reviews where people didn't like this second installment. Maybe it set my expectations so I could still enjoy it, but enjoy it I did.
In a lot of ways, it is a very different book from the first and I think it's important to accept that from the outset. For me, the characters evolved nicely and the world expanded dramatically - definitely in the direction of keeping the series going. This story builds the tension to what I felt was a spectacular ending. I'm already anticipating the next installment.
I've read quite a few reviews where people didn't like this second installment. Maybe it set my expectations so I could still enjoy it, but enjoy it I did.
In a lot of ways, it is a very different book from the first and I think it's important to accept that from the outset. For me, the characters evolved nicely and the world expanded dramatically - definitely in the direction of keeping the series going. This story builds the tension to what I felt was a spectacular ending. I'm already anticipating the next installment.