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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
Another nice Charlie Parker tale that weaves Charlie's paranormal connection with the spirit world, and the cult of the Bretheren.
The arrival of the latest Charlie Parker novel puts my life on hold. Literally every spare moment is spent immersed in the pages. At the end of the first dip in to the new novel and the first few chapters I was genuinely frightened! John Connolly has created a world that is so believable I imagine myself as an additional character, not just reading the pages but observing an alternative reality from within. Connolly is a genius and I do not use the word lightly. He creates a world that I want to be a part of with characters that I want to call friends and enemies. No spoilers here but I was almost inconsolable with the potential loss of one of my favourites! I loved this book and although it is wishing my life away I cannot wait for the next. Connolly has changed direction with the ending but you know that wherever Parker goes and Louis and Angel follow there will be mayhem and bloodshed but the good guys (namely these bad guys) will always win the day! Wonderful read. Anybody who has overlooked Connolly thus far should get their act together and discover a truly beautiful series of fiction!
Fantastic. Connolly is an extremely smart writer, to the point where, after reading 2 of the 17 books in the Charlie Parker series, I am absolutely going back and reading the entire series from beginning to end. Some of the most honest, engaged writing I've encountered in the genre.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Charlie and his allies search for a missing private investigator, who is obsessed with the Brethren. A fanatical group following a long dead leader who made a deal with a Fallen angel, Belial. The living Brethren must commit murder to keep the dead Brethren from damnation. They are dangerous and elusive. The Collector, acting on his own, kills the Brethren member responsible for eliminating their enemies, and he, in turn, is killed by a Brethren. In the end, Charlie finds the (dead) investigator, solves a disappearance of a person unrelated to the Brethren, and helps unravel the living Brethren. The dead Brethren are consumed by the Hollow Men, now untethered from the Collector. The book felt like it was going a mile a minute.
DNF 230 in.
Too slow too confusing, after reading Dirty south I was really looking forward to more John Connolly but this one wasn’t for me.
Too slow too confusing, after reading Dirty south I was really looking forward to more John Connolly but this one wasn’t for me.
Can I 'like' John Connolly's 'like' of my tweet? Would it be a never-ending cycle?
This book was genius at tying up a number of plots, new and old, while developing others at a tantalising pace. It's a book that is satisfying to finish even as I didn't want the end to come (quite unlike certain legal novels where the author seems to enjoy letting the villains escape unscathed. Never going to get those wasted hours back). I want to say "I love a happy ending" even if it sounds macabre. I enjoyed the little plot twists at the end. No, I won't stop gushing.
The wait for Charlie Parker 16 is going to be unbearable ... did someone say 6 April 2018?
This book was genius at tying up a number of plots, new and old, while developing others at a tantalising pace. It's a book that is satisfying to finish even as I didn't want the end to come (quite unlike certain legal novels where the author seems to enjoy letting the villains escape unscathed. Never going to get those wasted hours back). I want to say "I love a happy ending" even if it sounds macabre. I enjoyed the little plot twists at the end. No, I won't stop gushing.
The wait for Charlie Parker 16 is going to be unbearable
Spoiler
not least because I am so fond of what seemed to me was the immortal duo of Angel and Louis, so highly intrigued with the ongoing bond between Sam and Jennifer, and well, what is Sam?!
Wow!
I do love this series! The characters are so developed and likeable that it keeps me coming back for more!
I do love this series! The characters are so developed and likeable that it keeps me coming back for more!
Usually a big time fan of Connolly's novels. This one did not resonate with me for some odd reason.
A new Charlie Parker book is always cause for celebration. However, I found this one to be lackluster and somewhat confusing. I don't fully grasp the deal with the Brethren nor the actions of the Hollow Men. There's the use of a chapter ending....they ran the doorbell, then The next chapter ending... the doorbell rang, and then the next chapter detailing how the previously mentioned ringing of the doorbell was not related to the hearing of the doorbell being rung. It seems like too much of a cheat to me. But you've got to admire Connolly's imagination in coming up with these characters.