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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
Not quite as good as previous entries. I'm coming to dislike Simon based on his portrayal in this book.
I'd give it 2.5 stars if I could. A fairly decent plot, if a bit improbable, but not really enough to support the length of the book. Too much redundancy, pointless and annoying bickering at points in the story that I really doubt real people would be wasting time with such drivel. If I hadn't been listening to it on audio during some long commutes, I might have just given up on it.
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Better than the second, though not quite matching the standard of the first. Jacob finds what it feels like to be at the painful end of his devices when he's accused of a double murder in the city of Regensburg, while his daughter and her lover try to find the killer. A few sequences are resolved a little too conveniently, but otherwise an entertaining read.
Another solid story from Oliver Pötzsch, with a much more solid storyline for the Hangman's Daughter herself. Good thing, since I was beginning to wonder why the series was named after her when the hangman himself is so clearly the star of the show. I really enjoyed this third installment, but I think I'll wait awhile before picking up the fourth - I need a bit of a break from this style of novel.
~*SPOILERS IN HERE*~
Good lord what a slog. I know this is not meant to be great literature, but I remember actually somewhat enjoying the first two books. I literally skimmed the last half of this one and don't really feel like I missed much. There never seemed to be any stakes, since we've established that the main cast is essentially immortal no matter how horrible they're injured. Also, everyone they meet just magically treats them like they're ~*special*~ for no real reason. It felt like bad fanfiction with periodic references to historical places and events to warrant that "historical fiction" classification.
Can I also point out how cliche, lazy and low-key offensive the plot device of "THE DWARF WITH THE BADLY RENDERED ITALIAN ACCENT IS ACTUALLY THE VILLAIN AND WORKING FOR THE *gasp* EVIL TURKS" is. I thought we were done with this kind of weird ableist thing.
I think I'm done with this series.
Good lord what a slog. I know this is not meant to be great literature, but I remember actually somewhat enjoying the first two books. I literally skimmed the last half of this one and don't really feel like I missed much. There never seemed to be any stakes, since we've established that the main cast is essentially immortal no matter how horrible they're injured. Also, everyone they meet just magically treats them like they're ~*special*~ for no real reason. It felt like bad fanfiction with periodic references to historical places and events to warrant that "historical fiction" classification.
Can I also point out how cliche, lazy and low-key offensive the plot device of "THE DWARF WITH THE BADLY RENDERED ITALIAN ACCENT IS ACTUALLY THE VILLAIN AND WORKING FOR THE *gasp* EVIL TURKS" is. I thought we were done with this kind of weird ableist thing.
I think I'm done with this series.
A captivating, multilevel mystery, with unfortunately two-dimensional characters.
This book was a chunker that start off in dramatic fashion and did not let up. I mostly had no idea what was going on (in a good way) and could not put together the pieces fast enough, so I was surprised by every reveal. Such a good historical mystery with creative characters and such a unique ambiance.