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A review by marci_travels
Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines
3.0
I loved the beginning of this book. I got all the sweet vibes of a snarky and clever Kinsey Mahone /Stephanie Plum with the Easter eggs and clever asides of Ready Player One. I soaked up the concept of artifacts and weapons stolen from the pages of books and the person who knew the best books and and the best stories got the best weapons. I sank into my chair and begged to be dazzled.
Instead, I was dragged through a plot so insipid, that I gave up all pretense of following along and just read for the literary references and asides.
Five stars for the magic system of having the right book at the right time. Four stars for the clever naming conventions of the monsters and disasters confronting Isaac and Lena Greenwood.
But why did you have to go and throw it all away with that ending? Eeeew!
Instead, I was dragged through a plot so insipid, that I gave up all pretense of following along and just read for the literary references and asides.
Five stars for the magic system of having the right book at the right time. Four stars for the clever naming conventions of the monsters and disasters confronting Isaac and Lena Greenwood.
But why did you have to go and throw it all away with that ending? Eeeew!