Reviews

First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde

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.

sannagt's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

ansl's review

4.0

Cliffhanger!

jgintrovertedreader's review against another edition

3.0

Fourteen years have passed since we last saw Thursday Next. Sweet little toddler Friday is now a surly teenager. The Swindon Spec-Ops division has been shut down and all their former agents are now working for Acme Carpets. Or are they? Acme Carpets is just a cover for all our favorite agents to continue doing what they do best. Spike is still fighting the undead and, of course, Thursday is still book-jumping. Uncle Mycroft's ghost has just reappeared and he seems to have something important on his mind--if he can only remember what it is before his time runs out. And surly Friday just isn't shaping up to be the elite ChronoGuard we all know he turns out to be. Just what is going on here?

This one fell a little flat for me. I would probably give it 2.5 stars if I could. Fforde's world is still crazy, creative, and interesting, but the plot just never really went much of anywhere. I had more of an idea about where the next book will go than I had about where this book was trying to go. I was over halfway through before I had any idea what the central conflict of this book even was. This one just like filler between other books in the series and a chance for Fforde to show exactly how rich his imagination is. He's already shown us that in previous books, so I felt this one was just sadly lacking. I'll still pick up the next one, but I hope it's better than this one.

mahaila's review against another edition

5.0

As I read each installment of the Thursday Next, it's amazing to me that that maintain their charm and complexity from the earlier books. If you are a fan of time travel paradoxes and encountering embodied versions of the self, then this is the book for you.

wartse'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25