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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
In the first book we get to know a little bit from the Nightside and our main character John Taylor and some other characters like Alex Morrisey, Razor Eddie, Punk God of Straight Razor and a killer called Suzie Shooter. Each have unique skills. John Taylor have a gift that he calls it Private Eye. He is also the son of Lilith (the one who first created the Nightside). He is also the target of several parties within and out of the Nightside. Then we have Alex Morrisey the owner of a neutral bar within the Nightside. He helps the Detective with information. Then we got Razor Eddie a former gang member turn vigilante that kills bad guys with his Razor that coincidently is the only thing that can kill him. He is for all purposes immortal. Then we've got Suzie Shooter aka Dear God it's Her Run!!. The most dungerous bounty hunter and with her trademark Shotgun he brings hers bounties ... dead. There is quite a love tension between her and John Taylor.
Well as I said the first book deals with Taylor as he returns to the Nightside as he tries to find the girl child of Joana Barrett. As he returns he meets with several people (whom I introduced before) and we get a gimplse of the world of Nightisde. We get to know several parties inside Nightside and we get to know a bit of John Talyor fears and self discovery. The book is full of dark humour and references to some english movies/series like Monty Python or Dr Who. I thought it was quite good book. The second book deals with John Taylor trying to find for the Vatican the unholy grail that Judas drank at the Last Supper. In this book we get to see a bit more of our personages and their tales. It's quite an advance from the frist book. As Taylor and Suzie band together to stop armageddon. The angels are nothing like the sweet creatures and we get to see a bit of old Magickal themes. This book revels and excels because Simon Green tries to blend different sets and themes that work very nicely. I will read in the near future the third and fourth book of this twelve planned series. 7/10 and 7.5/10
Well as I said the first book deals with Taylor as he returns to the Nightside as he tries to find the girl child of Joana Barrett. As he returns he meets with several people (whom I introduced before) and we get a gimplse of the world of Nightisde. We get to know several parties inside Nightside and we get to know a bit of John Talyor fears and self discovery. The book is full of dark humour and references to some english movies/series like Monty Python or Dr Who. I thought it was quite good book. The second book deals with John Taylor trying to find for the Vatican the unholy grail that Judas drank at the Last Supper. In this book we get to see a bit more of our personages and their tales. It's quite an advance from the frist book. As Taylor and Suzie band together to stop armageddon. The angels are nothing like the sweet creatures and we get to see a bit of old Magickal themes. This book revels and excels because Simon Green tries to blend different sets and themes that work very nicely. I will read in the near future the third and fourth book of this twelve planned series. 7/10 and 7.5/10
Oh man, I love these characters so so much! The series itself is quickly becoming one of my favourites. I love the descriptions in this book especially. There are normal things being described in a way that makes it gory and disgusting and gory things being described like they are the most normal thing ever. I love the contrast that makes and it makes things so much fun.
I loved that John and Suzie got to work together for this case. And it allowed us to get to know Suzie. The way I was stunned when I read Suzie’s backstory! Ah, my poor baby didn’t deserve that happening to her! But I’m so glad her friendship with John is getting even better than before. Suzie caused me to tear up a lot with her words in this book and I nearly died when I thought she was going to die. But she survived and I was so happy about that.
The small Cathy and Razor Eddie appearances were also very fun. I’m sure we’ll see more of them in the next books.
John Taylor is a wonder as always. He is just so funny at times, I love his weird humour so much. The scene at the start when he basically bullies that client into giving him the money for his service is so amazing. How John just watched from afar while the man went on telling people he had no intention to pay John and how he only appeared before the man then was just wonderful. His desperation about knowing his mother is getting stronger but I think there’s still some time before we learn a big clue about her. It’s making me sad that he has to struggle so much because of this, but also he looks good suffering so…
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I loved that John and Suzie got to work together for this case. And it allowed us to get to know Suzie. The way I was stunned when I read Suzie’s backstory! Ah, my poor baby didn’t deserve that happening to her! But I’m so glad her friendship with John is getting even better than before. Suzie caused me to tear up a lot with her words in this book and I nearly died when I thought she was going to die. But she survived and I was so happy about that.
The small Cathy and Razor Eddie appearances were also very fun. I’m sure we’ll see more of them in the next books.
John Taylor is a wonder as always. He is just so funny at times, I love his weird humour so much. The scene at the start when he basically bullies that client into giving him the money for his service is so amazing. How John just watched from afar while the man went on telling people he had no intention to pay John and how he only appeared before the man then was just wonderful. His desperation about knowing his mother is getting stronger but I think there’s still some time before we learn a big clue about her. It’s making me sad that he has to struggle so much because of this, but also he looks good suffering so…
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This novel manages simultaneously to be fast-paced but boring and short but far too long. It’s as though the author drafted reams of one-dimensional character backstories and derivative world-building in an effort to obscure a wafer thin plot. It’s a hard pass for me on the rest of this series.
Content Warnings
Minor: Incest, Rape
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
Another great read from Simon R Green. His Death Stalker books were some of my all time favorites but I balked at this series for many years because it actually sounded like many of the other silly, romance heavy, supernatural / harry dresden style books (not that I have read any of the Dresden Files other than seeing the TV series). However, the characters are written so well, the story line is great fun and you can literally finish this in one sitting. This series really feels like an 80s private eye series with a heavy supernatural twist. Baddies are always baddies, goodies are always goodies. Think Forever Night TV series (even though vampires are simply one of many baddies in the series). I really enjoyed this second book in the series and cannot wait to get stuck into the next of 10 or so books.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Angels with Brass Knuckles (3.5 out 5)
As the second book in Simon R. Green’s Nightside series, Agents of Light and Darkness is much better than its debut novel. Green gives us a no bars attached version of the Nightside, where the villains are not as silly as the evil house-monster in the first book. John Taylor, once again, finds himself on a well-paid mission, but this time, he’s hired by an emissary from the Vatican to find the Unholy Grail, Judas Iscariot’s cup from the Last Supper. Unfortunately, for Taylor, it appears that everyone in the Nightside is looking for it, including both good and evil angels, causing all kinds of death and destruction as they turn the dark city upside down searching for the cup. Fortunately for Taylor, he has Shotgun Suzie, a really disgusting weapon, and later THE Merlin of Arthurian lore, on his side.
Without giving too much away, the novel’s ending is predictable, but Agents of Light and Darkness is a definite improvement from Something from the Nightside. There is less rambling, and Green’s handling of Shotgun Suzie makes the gun-happy woman endearing. It leaves the reader wanting more of her! The novel also has an underlying mystery – just who is Taylor’s mother? – that hopefully the series will resolve within the next upcoming books in the series. Otherwise, even that mystery runs the risk of a “series rambling” about mommy issues.
As the second book in Simon R. Green’s Nightside series, Agents of Light and Darkness is much better than its debut novel. Green gives us a no bars attached version of the Nightside, where the villains are not as silly as the evil house-monster in the first book. John Taylor, once again, finds himself on a well-paid mission, but this time, he’s hired by an emissary from the Vatican to find the Unholy Grail, Judas Iscariot’s cup from the Last Supper. Unfortunately, for Taylor, it appears that everyone in the Nightside is looking for it, including both good and evil angels, causing all kinds of death and destruction as they turn the dark city upside down searching for the cup. Fortunately for Taylor, he has Shotgun Suzie, a really disgusting weapon, and later THE Merlin of Arthurian lore, on his side.
Without giving too much away, the novel’s ending is predictable, but Agents of Light and Darkness is a definite improvement from Something from the Nightside. There is less rambling, and Green’s handling of Shotgun Suzie makes the gun-happy woman endearing. It leaves the reader wanting more of her! The novel also has an underlying mystery – just who is Taylor’s mother? – that hopefully the series will resolve within the next upcoming books in the series. Otherwise, even that mystery runs the risk of a “series rambling” about mommy issues.