A review by catbooking
The Fall of the House of Cabal by Jonathan L. Howard
5.0
I hate starting new series and new authors. Because what if I fall in love with them and read all the books and then have nothing left? What am I supposed to do with these feelings of wanting more things to read and not have those things??? I do not like this feeling and I want to do everything possible to avoid it. Unfortunately the only way to avoid this feeling is to either only read books I hate, and thus never feel like I want more of it, or just not read books. Neither of those options are any better than my current state of 'mourning'...
With the 'first world problems' section of my review complete, some things about the book.
I loved it! I giggled. I cried. I paused to read sections out-loud, leaving the the people in my vicinity confused. When it was over I felt like the story was just beginning, because I have just met these wonderful characters that I didn't want to say goodbye to. And those characters that I have known throughout the series felt like they were just now finding their stride, just now becoming the people they were meant to be. And yet it is over!
I want more! I want more snark. I want more off-color jokes. I want more women in trousers (scandalous!). I want more complaints about fashion choices and destroyed borrowed jackets.
PS: I took a star off from the previous book due to the problematic trope, and I will have to say that the trope got resolved if not entirely subverted.
With the 'first world problems' section of my review complete, some things about the book.
I loved it! I giggled. I cried. I paused to read sections out-loud, leaving the the people in my vicinity confused. When it was over I felt like the story was just beginning, because I have just met these wonderful characters that I didn't want to say goodbye to. And those characters that I have known throughout the series felt like they were just now finding their stride, just now becoming the people they were meant to be. And yet it is over!
I want more! I want more snark. I want more off-color jokes. I want more women in trousers (scandalous!). I want more complaints about fashion choices and destroyed borrowed jackets.
PS: I took a star off from the previous book due to the problematic trope, and I will have to say that the trope got resolved if not entirely subverted.