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kiwie's review against another edition
3.0
Miriam is still one of my favourite characters, she forces things til they break if they're not already broken, she's offensive and mean, and she's incredibly stubborn, and while not a good person per se, she certainly isn't a bad one either. I love her.
The antagonist of this story is also a mean, stubborn fuck. Mirroring! Wooh. (sorry).
I don't want to spoil those bits, but I love how choppy the story is this time (it always is, but I found it harder to keep together in this book, that might just be the fact that I was sick and had a hard time focusing on anything for longer than five minutes), and the character gallery mostly fresh (though we know some though Miriam's thoughts about them in past books) and Miriam has her curse under somewhat more control now, but her conscience under less. I don't know. I just love these books okay?
The antagonist of this story is also a mean, stubborn fuck. Mirroring! Wooh. (sorry).
I don't want to spoil those bits, but I love how choppy the story is this time (it always is, but I found it harder to keep together in this book, that might just be the fact that I was sick and had a hard time focusing on anything for longer than five minutes), and the character gallery mostly fresh (though we know some though Miriam's thoughts about them in past books) and Miriam has her curse under somewhat more control now, but her conscience under less. I don't know. I just love these books okay?
gabeisnotanangel's review against another edition
3.0
I'd give this a 3.5 if I could. I'll also add the caveat that I didn't know it was a series so this is the first book I read. Wendig however does a pretty amazing job of giving you an information to keep you going without bogging down the current story. In fact, Wendig is a brilliant craftmaster, which doesn't surprise me as a long time fan of his blog. At times the story shone, moved you, and really pushed you into some dark important places.
But...
Well I hated Miriam Black. At the end, she came to slightly redeem herself but mostly I just thought she acted like a whiney little brat. Yes her back story was tragic. Yes her "gift" was more like a curse. Yes her mother sucked. But there was just something so incredibly grating about her. I wanted to smack her in the mouth. But I think some of it is a plot device a lot of gritty writers use. Look my character is in major danger and getting the crap beat out of them so what do they do? They get smart mouth.
And the FBI agents. Just not buying it. It felt weird and kind of eh. I hated the back and forth. Hated that these agents just picked her up "off the books." Just felt so out of place and frankly unneeded.
Lastly, the pacing of the book didn't hook me. In fact, I almost quit reading about 20 pages in. Once I hit about 150 pages, I was hooked and couldn't put the book down. I never liked Black but I needed to know what happened to her.
I'll for sure read the other books, and read more by Wendig.
But...
Well I hated Miriam Black. At the end, she came to slightly redeem herself but mostly I just thought she acted like a whiney little brat. Yes her back story was tragic. Yes her "gift" was more like a curse. Yes her mother sucked. But there was just something so incredibly grating about her. I wanted to smack her in the mouth. But I think some of it is a plot device a lot of gritty writers use. Look my character is in major danger and getting the crap beat out of them so what do they do? They get smart mouth.
And the FBI agents. Just not buying it. It felt weird and kind of eh. I hated the back and forth. Hated that these agents just picked her up "off the books." Just felt so out of place and frankly unneeded.
Lastly, the pacing of the book didn't hook me. In fact, I almost quit reading about 20 pages in. Once I hit about 150 pages, I was hooked and couldn't put the book down. I never liked Black but I needed to know what happened to her.
I'll for sure read the other books, and read more by Wendig.
jasper's review against another edition
5.0
This series keeps getting better and better. Also more and more gross/brutal, but sometimes that's the mood you need.
christhedoll's review against another edition
5.0
Another great book in the series. Will there be one more?
apatrick1982's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
I love this series. In this one, I love how we see both sides of Miriam- the crazy, batshit side but also the vulnerable, damaged side. She has moved on from being a simple thief to a killer, but playing with fate and how things are supposed to go are about to come back and bite her in the ass. Not nearly as good as the first one but I thoroughly enjoy this journey she is on.
I love this series. In this one, I love how we see both sides of Miriam- the crazy, batshit side but also the vulnerable, damaged side. She has moved on from being a simple thief to a killer, but playing with fate and how things are supposed to go are about to come back and bite her in the ass. Not nearly as good as the first one but I thoroughly enjoy this journey she is on.
motherhorror's review against another edition
5.0
"It is what it is."
This book was *almost* a four star rating as compared to Blackbirds and Mockingbird which were both BIG FAT 5 Stars but then, WHAM, BAM, thank you, Ma'am! The ending just sucker-punched me and earned itself that fifth star.
I was concerned at first. I missed my Louis. I didn't like the beginning. I was disappointed a certain character from a previous book was back. I thought maybe the plot line was becoming formulaic or predictable.
*PLOT TWIST*
Shit got real. Really, real and I loved this side of Miriam. I don't want to give *any* spoilers so I'm just going to say, Miriam evolves yet again. She is constantly growing, learning and with this painful process, her gift/curse adapts and changes too.
I love the new characters we got to meet: Gabby, Jerry & Corie, (not the FBI agents, I didn't care for their personalities at all) and Sugar. I liked Sugar a lot and it proved that Wendig is good at making very distinct, unique voices for his characters--none of them blend in together or sound the same like in so many other books with a strong protagonist. Sugar was light and ethereal and refreshing--like a drink of crisp, clean water when you've been slopping around in the gutter.
I loved this third installment of the series and I'm excited for where the story is going. Thunderbirds, is going to be BAD ASS!
This book was *almost* a four star rating as compared to Blackbirds and Mockingbird which were both BIG FAT 5 Stars but then, WHAM, BAM, thank you, Ma'am! The ending just sucker-punched me and earned itself that fifth star.
I was concerned at first. I missed my Louis. I didn't like the beginning. I was disappointed a certain character from a previous book was back. I thought maybe the plot line was becoming formulaic or predictable.
*PLOT TWIST*
Shit got real. Really, real and I loved this side of Miriam. I don't want to give *any* spoilers so I'm just going to say, Miriam evolves yet again. She is constantly growing, learning and with this painful process, her gift/curse adapts and changes too.
I love the new characters we got to meet: Gabby, Jerry & Corie, (not the FBI agents, I didn't care for their personalities at all) and Sugar. I liked Sugar a lot and it proved that Wendig is good at making very distinct, unique voices for his characters--none of them blend in together or sound the same like in so many other books with a strong protagonist. Sugar was light and ethereal and refreshing--like a drink of crisp, clean water when you've been slopping around in the gutter.
I loved this third installment of the series and I'm excited for where the story is going. Thunderbirds, is going to be BAD ASS!
exorcismemily's review against another edition
4.0
This was a good read! I love seeing everything that happens with Miriam's character, and I'm excited to start Thunderbird.
errantdreams's review against another edition
5.0
Miriam has been experimenting with saving lives, but it isn’t as profitable as being a scavenger and doesn’t always end well. It also requires her to kill. It’s interesting to watch her try to come to terms with when and how she should interfere with fate. The Trespasser is still coming to her, and it isn’t thrilled with her little experiment. It apparently doesn’t want her to interfere in all of the murders and violent deaths she sees. She’s learning that situations can have nuance. She also experiments with living with roommates, which similarly doesn’t go entirely well. She has yet to find a decent way to live with what she is.
Miriam turns out to be bisexual in this volume, and I like that. It isn’t made a big deal of; she just spends the night with Gabby, a woman she meets in a bar, and their relationship is one more target for Miriam’s stalker. I think my favorite part of this volume is watching the ways in which Miriam’s stalker is manipulating her, because he knows how to use her powers against her in this way. Wendig is really building up a fascinating world where it comes to psychics.
Miriam also enters the sights of a drug dealer, Tap-Tap, who has been told that she stole his cocaine shipment. When he finds out she hasn’t, he makes it her responsibility to find out who did and bring them to him. Miriam is kept limping around Florida half-crazed not always even aware of what she’s chasing. I’m curious to see what the next book will bring!
Content note: animal harm, torture and violence, and also Miriam can be offensive sometimes. (I don’t get the impression from reading this that we’re meant to condone this, or that the author does–it’s just that Miriam’s a work in progress as a human being.)
Original review posted on my blog: http://www.errantdreams.com/2020/03/review-the-cormorant-chuck-wendig/
Miriam turns out to be bisexual in this volume, and I like that. It isn’t made a big deal of; she just spends the night with Gabby, a woman she meets in a bar, and their relationship is one more target for Miriam’s stalker. I think my favorite part of this volume is watching the ways in which Miriam’s stalker is manipulating her, because he knows how to use her powers against her in this way. Wendig is really building up a fascinating world where it comes to psychics.
Miriam also enters the sights of a drug dealer, Tap-Tap, who has been told that she stole his cocaine shipment. When he finds out she hasn’t, he makes it her responsibility to find out who did and bring them to him. Miriam is kept limping around Florida half-crazed not always even aware of what she’s chasing. I’m curious to see what the next book will bring!
Content note: animal harm, torture and violence, and also Miriam can be offensive sometimes. (I don’t get the impression from reading this that we’re meant to condone this, or that the author does–it’s just that Miriam’s a work in progress as a human being.)
Original review posted on my blog: http://www.errantdreams.com/2020/03/review-the-cormorant-chuck-wendig/