Reviews

First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde

electric_revenge's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

eggjen's review against another edition

4.0

I swear each Thursday Next book is better than the last. Really enjoyed this latest installment! Looking forward to the newest book!

aseel_reads's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Fun times, obsessed with the piana randomly being in Emma 🤣 definitely a book to be enjoyed by those who read a lot/know the western classics cannon 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Confinement, Kidnapping, Violence, and Gun violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Stalking

tegmo's review against another edition

4.0

The last Thursday Next novel, which admittedly I read over two years ago, left me a little flat so I was over joyed to find First Among Sequels to be a riotous adventure with twists, turns, and laugh out loud book jokes as only Fforde can create.

tarawe's review against another edition

4.0

Starts out a little slow but picks up to the Thursday Next goodness we're used to about half way through.

seren_s's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lleroux's review against another edition

I love these books!

melissa_who_reads's review against another edition

3.0

Liked it, though I thought this one was a bit choppier than the others. But fun, in its imagined other world where the literary and the "real" overlap with real consequences for both worlds. It's annoying to me when I don't get all the literary allusions -- have a lot more reading to do.

kimblefairy1989's review against another edition

3.0

Although I enjoyed this novel, it's by far my least favourite of the series so far.

It kept up the now expected course of events that happen to Thursday and her family. I just didn't find the story as relatable as I have with the previous books.

Fforde has nicely set up the next book though which should hopefully be a full return to form.

ptothelo's review against another edition

1.0

I don't know if I really read it per se. I ended up skimming it and never really got into the story. Makes me a little sad.