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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well that was...interesting? I mean, it's a Pendergast book. It's going to be a bit odd. But I'm not sure it quite met my expectations. I'm also not sure how much of this I can summarize without completely spoiling the book. With Pendergast presumed dead, Constance is at risk thanks to an old enemy, and Proctor faffs about the globe looking for her.
Definitely read it if you want the complete Pendergast experience, but I feel like this book was a bit weaker than the others.
Spoiler
So, let me summarize it here. Diogenes has decided he is in love with Constance, and is trying to woo her. He sends Proctor off on a wild goose chase, and we don't even get to see Proctor fight off two lions by himself, which is a shame. I just want to see Pendergast beat up the drug runners that are clearly begging for him to hurt them. I don't think the main plot of the story was that interesting. It felt, well, like they were pandering to the Diogenes fangirls by kind of sort of redeeming him slightly, but that didn't feel like a Diogenes thing to do.Definitely read it if you want the complete Pendergast experience, but I feel like this book was a bit weaker than the others.
This novel was disappointing. It felt like it was just treading water and lacked a real narrative drive -- like the characters were just going through the motions. There's a few good action scenes, but there's very little here that hasn't been done better in the previous fifteen (15!) books in the series.
I hope this is just a misstep, since some of the books in the series have been quite compelling.
I hope this is just a misstep, since some of the books in the series have been quite compelling.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
This one moves more quickly than others in the Pendergast series.
Ähm. Das war nicht, was ich erwartet hatte. Früher waren die Pendergast-Bücher Thriller mit übernatürlichen Elementen (Relic). Sowas mag ich gelegentlich gern. Obsidian fehlt allerdings jede Spannung. Offenbar hat Pendergast mittlerweile soviel (trashige) Familien-Backstory, dass sie ein ganzes Buch füllen kann. Das muss jedenfalls Preston (Child taucht auf dem Original-Cover gar nicht als Autor auf) glauben. Seh ich anders. Obsidian ist komplett belanglos. Am Ende ist eigentlich nix passiert. Schade, wie sich die Reihe entwickelt hat.
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was much more of a Constance Greene novel, which is not a bad thing. I don't want to go into to much, because almost everything in this book becomes a bit of a spoiler, especially following the last book in the series.
Spoiler
I will only say one thing about the book: the authors have done a good job providing reasons to like their penultimate nemesis for Pendergast - his brother Diogenes. I was honestly a bit sad that his story ended the way it did, but there is always the possibility of future appearances.
another fantastic installment of the Pendergast series. plot was well told through complex characters with amazing pacing and creative twists. I would highly recommend to anyone who likes adventure novels.
Good lord, this thing has devolved into nothing more than a soap opera, and I hate romance novels with a passion. Another pet peeve of mine is writers who aren't willing to kill off characters, and then just let them be dead. Stick a fork in me.
Tengo sentimientos encontrados con este libro. Aunque no me ha parecido un mal libro en general, tampoco me parece a la altura de los otros libros de esta saga. El tema de Pendergast está desaparecido/muerto ya lo habíamos visto antes, y aunque la persecución de Proctor está bien hecha y es interesante, no te parece estar leyendo un libro de Pendergast, sino otro thriller cualquiera. Pero lo peor de este libro, además de que cada ve me cae peor Constance, cuyas intenciones en este libro se ven a la legua, es el trato que se hace de ese gran villano que fue Diógenes Pendergast. Para hacerle esto, mejor hacerlo dejado muerto en ese volcán.