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I have a complicated relationship with this book, because I love the world and the main character so much. I desperately want to see Thara Celehar's life get better and him healing, and this book, being the second one in the series, bring very interesting, if sad, character development but does not provide said relief. It, however, hints at a betterment, as more and more positive side chararacters join the cast and develop their relationship with Thara.
I had the same difficulties than the first volume : lots of name, lots of moving from places to places, and several cases intertwined that can feel confusing.
I cannot prevent myself from comparing it to The Goblin Emperor, which was better suited to my tastes and had, in my opinion, a better pacing in it narration. However, Thara Celehar drives the whole book by himself, I related strongly to some part of his character, and I love him immensely. I will definitely wait eagerly for the third book !

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1.0

Picked this book up because the description sounded so interesting. Unfortunately, I was left feeling extremely unsatisfied. This book was marked as “sci-do fantasy” in my local library; however, it felt more like a drab small town story where the characters happened to be goblins, elves, etc. The character names are insufferable and unnecessarily long and complex. Same for the old-timey and proper language the author uses. It feels forced; like a teenager using British slang in her first Wattpad story.

I tried so badly to give this book a chance, but had to DNF after several more painstaking chapters. Needless to say, I’m happy I got this from the library and didn’t waste my own money.

If you are looking for a better story about a main character contacting deceased murder victims, I would suggest reading “The London Seance Society” instead.