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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
*4.5 Stars*
I was going to give Beastly Bones 4 stars, but Ritter really pulled through in the last half. In the first fifty or so pages, I was annoyed with the author for changing Abigail's character in such a way that she read as someone weak who needed to prove herself. But by the last 50 pages, it became clear that Ritter had designed her to read as someone who would defy those expectations, allowing Abigail to really discover herself and her desires. As with the first book, the supernatural is secondary to the wonderful characters themselves. Another hit from Ritter.
I was going to give Beastly Bones 4 stars, but Ritter really pulled through in the last half. In the first fifty or so pages, I was annoyed with the author for changing Abigail's character in such a way that she read as someone weak who needed to prove herself. But by the last 50 pages, it became clear that Ritter had designed her to read as someone who would defy those expectations, allowing Abigail to really discover herself and her desires. As with the first book, the supernatural is secondary to the wonderful characters themselves. Another hit from Ritter.
I enjoyed this one even better than the first -- and that's not usually the case for me, since I love origin stories and world building. We've got plenty of that still going on (but not in a dry, info-dumping sort of way), plus the humor is very prevalent and much more even this time around. What really makes me love the book, though, is Rook. She is an amazing character and I love her focus on science and her striving to make a name for herself in the world no matter what people tell her she can't do.
(note: I was provided a free e-ARC through Edelweiss)
(note: I was provided a free e-ARC through Edelweiss)
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Another well plotted, Sherlockian tale featuring illustrious R.F. Jackaby and his partner, Abigail Rook. As fast paced and full of intrigue as its predecessor, this novel flies by in a whirl of excitement and suspense. There were enough hints throughout the story to foreshadow the ultimate conclusion, but not enough for it to be obvious. Another well executed supernatural mystery in a strong series.
Can of the first book? You'll easily be fan of the second. The Sherlock-meets-Doctor Who detective and his assistant Abigail Rook have a new adventure that seems to be opening up the possibility of a Moriarty-fueled longer series. This book does stand on its own, however, which is great. Series that can't have their books do that suffer in my opinion.
Oproti prvej knihe sa všeličo zmenilo. Slečna Rooková a Jackaby tvoria stále neoddeliteľný tím, ktorému to občas škrípe. Stále sa púšťajú do ďalších dobrodružstiev a pátrajú po veciach, v ktoré mnohí ľudia ani len neveria. Oproti prvej knihe si však obe postavy prešli istým vývojom, čo pôsobí skutočne zaujímavo.
Čas, ktorý ubehol od udalostí prvej a druhej knihy, nie je nijako špecifikovaný, hoci by sa mohlo zdať, že je to aj niekoľko rokov. Každopádne je nutné dodať, že hoci ide o dosť veľkú zmenu, nijakým spôsobom nespomaľuje čítanie. Skôr naopak.
Slečna Rooková vďaka tomu získala ďalšie zaujímavé kvality, ktoré jej pomáhajú lepšie držať krok s jej excentrickým šéfom. A to je ešte mierne slovo, akým opísať detektíva Jackabyho. Konvencie sú pre neho len sprosté slovo a hoci hovorí o čudných veciach, za divných považuje všetkých ostatných okolo seba. V tejto postave sa spája niekoľko fascinujúcich prvkov, je studnica zaujímavých informácií, ktoré zabezpečia, že čítanie bude stále zaujímavé.
Hlavným motorom tohto príbehu je však ešte stále celková nadnesenosť. Táto kniha sa nesnaží tváriť ako triler, v skutočnosti ide o ľahké čítanie k nedeľnej káve. Dej nie je vyslovene náročný alebo nepredvídateľný. V spojení s jednotlivými udalosťami a správaním postáv však určite zaujme.
Pátranie sa tentokrát presúva do ďalšieho mesta, v ktorom zmizol obrovský zub z práve vykopanej kostry dinosaura. Aby bola komika ešte výraznejšia, pridal autor do knihy okrem Jackabyho a slečny Rookevej aj senzáciechtivú reportérku, dvoch rivalov z oblasti vykopávok a farmára, ktorý túži len po tom, aby sa nejako preslávil. Do toho sem-tam vstupuje aj lovec, ktorý by dokázal uloviť aj vlastnú nohu, ak by sa mu zdala zaujímavá alebo netradičná.
Spojenie týchto postáv zaručuje, že nový prípad nebude možno ktovieako rafinovaný, ale určite bude čitateľa baviť. Spôsob rozprávania a samotné udalosti tomu len pridávajú. Hoci je príbeh ladený skôr oddychovejšie, neznamená to, že je naivný alebo plochý. Dôležité sú všetky prvky, takže sa k slovu dostanú emócie, akcia, opisy, ale predovšetkým humor vo všakovakých podobách. Veď čo sa dá čakať od detektíva, ktorého spolubývajúcimi sú duch a človek premenný na káčera.
Případ ukdradeného zubu sa nesie v presne rovnakom duchu, ako to bolo pri prvej knihe tejto série. Autor nekladie dôraz na zložitý príbeh, pri ktorom sa bojíte aj dýchať. V skutočnosti ide o veľmi svižne vyrozprávané dobrodružstvo postáv, ktoré bez toho, aby to vôbec zamýšľali, nesmierne pobavia.
Komika a celková vtipnosť sú hlavnou charakteristikou tejto knihy. Vďaka istému vývoju, alebo skôr premene, charakterov jednotlivých hlavných postáv je čítanie o niečo zaujímavejšie v porovnaní s prvou knihou série. V tomto prípade námet, spracovanie i samotné postavy fungujú dokopy omnoho lepšie.
Hoci táto kniha nikdy nebude dychberúcim trilerom, ide predovšetkým o detektívne ladený príbeh pretkaný humorom. Spríjemní vám dlhý večer a neraz vyčarí úsmev na tvári. Podobnú ľahkosť neponúka veľa kníh, čo je rozhodne plus.
recenzia: http://lili-darknight.blogspot.sk/2017/04/jackaby-opat-zasahuje-pripad-ukradeneho.html
Čas, ktorý ubehol od udalostí prvej a druhej knihy, nie je nijako špecifikovaný, hoci by sa mohlo zdať, že je to aj niekoľko rokov. Každopádne je nutné dodať, že hoci ide o dosť veľkú zmenu, nijakým spôsobom nespomaľuje čítanie. Skôr naopak.
Slečna Rooková vďaka tomu získala ďalšie zaujímavé kvality, ktoré jej pomáhajú lepšie držať krok s jej excentrickým šéfom. A to je ešte mierne slovo, akým opísať detektíva Jackabyho. Konvencie sú pre neho len sprosté slovo a hoci hovorí o čudných veciach, za divných považuje všetkých ostatných okolo seba. V tejto postave sa spája niekoľko fascinujúcich prvkov, je studnica zaujímavých informácií, ktoré zabezpečia, že čítanie bude stále zaujímavé.
Hlavným motorom tohto príbehu je však ešte stále celková nadnesenosť. Táto kniha sa nesnaží tváriť ako triler, v skutočnosti ide o ľahké čítanie k nedeľnej káve. Dej nie je vyslovene náročný alebo nepredvídateľný. V spojení s jednotlivými udalosťami a správaním postáv však určite zaujme.
Pátranie sa tentokrát presúva do ďalšieho mesta, v ktorom zmizol obrovský zub z práve vykopanej kostry dinosaura. Aby bola komika ešte výraznejšia, pridal autor do knihy okrem Jackabyho a slečny Rookevej aj senzáciechtivú reportérku, dvoch rivalov z oblasti vykopávok a farmára, ktorý túži len po tom, aby sa nejako preslávil. Do toho sem-tam vstupuje aj lovec, ktorý by dokázal uloviť aj vlastnú nohu, ak by sa mu zdala zaujímavá alebo netradičná.
Spojenie týchto postáv zaručuje, že nový prípad nebude možno ktovieako rafinovaný, ale určite bude čitateľa baviť. Spôsob rozprávania a samotné udalosti tomu len pridávajú. Hoci je príbeh ladený skôr oddychovejšie, neznamená to, že je naivný alebo plochý. Dôležité sú všetky prvky, takže sa k slovu dostanú emócie, akcia, opisy, ale predovšetkým humor vo všakovakých podobách. Veď čo sa dá čakať od detektíva, ktorého spolubývajúcimi sú duch a človek premenný na káčera.
Případ ukdradeného zubu sa nesie v presne rovnakom duchu, ako to bolo pri prvej knihe tejto série. Autor nekladie dôraz na zložitý príbeh, pri ktorom sa bojíte aj dýchať. V skutočnosti ide o veľmi svižne vyrozprávané dobrodružstvo postáv, ktoré bez toho, aby to vôbec zamýšľali, nesmierne pobavia.
Komika a celková vtipnosť sú hlavnou charakteristikou tejto knihy. Vďaka istému vývoju, alebo skôr premene, charakterov jednotlivých hlavných postáv je čítanie o niečo zaujímavejšie v porovnaní s prvou knihou série. V tomto prípade námet, spracovanie i samotné postavy fungujú dokopy omnoho lepšie.
Hoci táto kniha nikdy nebude dychberúcim trilerom, ide predovšetkým o detektívne ladený príbeh pretkaný humorom. Spríjemní vám dlhý večer a neraz vyčarí úsmev na tvári. Podobnú ľahkosť neponúka veľa kníh, čo je rozhodne plus.
recenzia: http://lili-darknight.blogspot.sk/2017/04/jackaby-opat-zasahuje-pripad-ukradeneho.html
Ugh what is NOT to love about this series? This one was equally as fun as the first book! I love our main character, perhaps I'm biased since we are both aspiring paleontologists. Just give this series a go, they are a freaking blast!
Expectation is the ruin of all things good. That's what happened to me with this book. My expectations were just too high. I had some issues with this objectively, but the majority of my issues, now that I've had a chance to sit back and think about it, were subjective.
Don't get me wrong. This is still an enjoyable book and I'm still going to continue with the series, especially with the hook at the end (but more to come on that later). Ritter's style is accessible and fun, and his ability to infuse fantastical and mythological features into real practices is quite well done.
My Objective issue is with the plot itself. Ritter brings in a creature (who is the main catalyst for the plot), but the rules surrounding this creature aren't complete. This open ended rule creates a gigantic plot hole for me. I apologize for the vagueness, but I worry that it would be too large of a spoiler if mentioned what the issue is, just suffice it to say that it's there. The second big issue I had was with the plot hook. We had an entire book (and I know it's part of a series, but I believe that every book should have it's contained plot, as well as an overall plot), that was predicated on a mysterious person. The question arose very early on, but then it was never answered. This is poor plotting, especially as a second book of a larger series. It would have been a much stronger choice to keep the plot tight and give an overall arc for the story, rather than just resolving the main issue, and leaving the whole point of this adventure open.
Subjectively, I was disappointed to see so little of Jackaby. The vast majority of this book followed Abigail Rook, which is prudent, but Jackaby seems to go off quite often to gather information by himself, and since the story is told from Rook's perspective, we as an audience don't get to see this. This book was much more of an adventure, rather than the mystery of the first book, and I missed that while reading.
Additionally this book gave a large focus on Rook's archaeological past, but we didn't get to see much of the dig, which I wanted to see more of. The mystery of the book was also given up too soon by a surprise confession rather than by deduction.
Overall, it's a fun series, and you better bet your butt I'm going to continue, but this book suffered from the second novel blues. Hopefully the next in the series picks it back up where the first one left off.
Don't get me wrong. This is still an enjoyable book and I'm still going to continue with the series, especially with the hook at the end (but more to come on that later). Ritter's style is accessible and fun, and his ability to infuse fantastical and mythological features into real practices is quite well done.
My Objective issue is with the plot itself. Ritter brings in a creature (who is the main catalyst for the plot), but the rules surrounding this creature aren't complete. This open ended rule creates a gigantic plot hole for me. I apologize for the vagueness, but I worry that it would be too large of a spoiler if mentioned what the issue is, just suffice it to say that it's there. The second big issue I had was with the plot hook. We had an entire book (and I know it's part of a series, but I believe that every book should have it's contained plot, as well as an overall plot), that was predicated on a mysterious person. The question arose very early on, but then it was never answered. This is poor plotting, especially as a second book of a larger series. It would have been a much stronger choice to keep the plot tight and give an overall arc for the story, rather than just resolving the main issue, and leaving the whole point of this adventure open.
Subjectively, I was disappointed to see so little of Jackaby. The vast majority of this book followed Abigail Rook, which is prudent, but Jackaby seems to go off quite often to gather information by himself, and since the story is told from Rook's perspective, we as an audience don't get to see this. This book was much more of an adventure, rather than the mystery of the first book, and I missed that while reading.
Additionally this book gave a large focus on Rook's archaeological past, but we didn't get to see much of the dig, which I wanted to see more of. The mystery of the book was also given up too soon by a surprise confession rather than by deduction.
Overall, it's a fun series, and you better bet your butt I'm going to continue, but this book suffered from the second novel blues. Hopefully the next in the series picks it back up where the first one left off.
On a scale from one to pomegranate, this book was a peach cobbler!