704 reviews for:

The Sinister Booksellers of Bath

Garth Nix

3.92 AVERAGE

and_im_ash's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jess64au's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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A very enjoyable sequel to the the Lefthanded booksellers of London.   I must admit I would have probably benefited from a reread of the first book.  But this stands well on its own and has enough tension to keep the reader interested.  

hendrixpants's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence

mgwuh's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Nix needed to do a much better job to make Susan's obsession with mundanity make sense. What's most odd is he managed in keys to the kingdom, but here, Susan just doesn't convince me. Given that this is the central conflict, it cannot be weak, but by god was it feeble. 

Extra annoyed because

Susan ends the book by mistaking her disgusting ego and selfishness and grandstanding, which should by rights kill all of her allies, for virtue.

Sickening. 

ashli's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

shai3d's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous 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: Complicated

drizzlybear's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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 not especially deep or memorable, but v fun premise and aesthetic (english folklore,  80s recent historical setting, book and art themes)

hsquared's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Typical Nix quirkiness. Who wouldn’t love a world where booksellers are the guardians of magic?

olijordan's review

3.0

adventurous funny medium-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: No

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Not as entertaining as the last book. It felt flat and not as fun or exciting like the last book. The plot wasn’t as well written and the characters seemed to lack the original charm that hooked me on the last one. But it was still a decent read. 

czarfancypants's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No