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tiffani_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
5.0
cappellanus's review against another edition
5.0
Much better than the first book (though I enjoyed that too). Thoroughly enjoyable and I really want to read more of the adventures of Carter & Lovecraft in the unfolded world. A great contemporary take on the Cthulhu mythos.
anxious_undertaker's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
danteinvidia's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
alexandrabree's review against another edition
3.0
I lost the thread near the end, I really enjoyed the atmosphere and the world but I also wasn't gripped in a page-turner I couldn't put down.
I largely didn't love the characters and was indifferent to them, really liked the revised history, the writing was good but not phenomenal.
I largely didn't love the characters and was indifferent to them, really liked the revised history, the writing was good but not phenomenal.
papadarkness379's review against another edition
5.0
Have you ever come across something that you didn't know you needed or wanted until you found it? That's what the Carter and Lovecraft series is for me and I couldn't wait to tear into this one. Jonathan Howard is a wonderful writer and just like his first book ,Carter and Lovecraft,he weaves a wonderfully descriptive tale that leads your mind on an adventure. His world building is excellent,and I loved exploring the Unfolded world, and seeing just how drastically the world could change if history took a left instead of a right. Before reading this series, I was never into the noir feeling I get from these books, but Jonathan Howard has made me a fan. Overall a great story and addition to the fantasy genre.
Thanks to the people at St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for providing me with an advanced reader copy of this book.
Thanks to the people at St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for providing me with an advanced reader copy of this book.
massacred_matt's review against another edition
5.0
So so good. Really scratches that Call of Cthulhu itch. I couldn't recommend this series more!
I need book three!
I need book three!
jedwardsusc's review against another edition
2.0
It just never came together for me. It felt like a story stuck between genres--not challenging or transgressing them so much as unsure what to do with them.
dantastic's review against another edition
4.0
In the aftermath of the previous book, Dan Carter and Emily Lovecraft are struggling to fit into their new world when Dan gets an intriguing case that sees him going undercover as a security guard at Miskatonic University to investigate a joint German-American zero point energy experiment. But what does the mysterious Mr. Weston have to do with everything?
[b:Carter & Lovecraft|23848134|Carter & Lovecraft|Jonathan L. Howard|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1438973195s/23848134.jpg|43458113] was one of my favorite books of 2015 so I've been dying to get my squamous tentacles on this ever since. Thank you, Netgalley!
Anyway, After the End of the World picks up where Carter and Lovecraft left off. Dan and Emily find themselves in a world where HPL's creatures are real and WWII didn't happen and the US and Germany are allies. Americans are a little too chummy with Nazis but that winds up being the least of Dan and Emily's problems.
Carter and Lovecraft have their hands full in this one, with Mr. Weston, Nazis, German cultists, the Necronomicon, and the prospect of figuring out how to undo the events of Carter and Lovecraft. The zero point energy project eventually sees them wind up on a remote island and that's where things really get cracking.
In the gulf not unlike the void between stars between the first book and this one, I'd forgotten how much I like these two characters. The banter between them is the star of the show for me. It's interesting that they're coping with the new status quo in different ways. I'd also forgotten just how slick Jonathan Howard's prose is at times.
I don't want to give away too much. Suffice to say, After the End of the World was just as good as Carter and Lovecraft and now I medically need to read the third installment. Four out of five stars.
[b:Carter & Lovecraft|23848134|Carter & Lovecraft|Jonathan L. Howard|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1438973195s/23848134.jpg|43458113] was one of my favorite books of 2015 so I've been dying to get my squamous tentacles on this ever since. Thank you, Netgalley!
Anyway, After the End of the World picks up where Carter and Lovecraft left off. Dan and Emily find themselves in a world where HPL's creatures are real and WWII didn't happen and the US and Germany are allies. Americans are a little too chummy with Nazis but that winds up being the least of Dan and Emily's problems.
Carter and Lovecraft have their hands full in this one, with Mr. Weston, Nazis, German cultists, the Necronomicon, and the prospect of figuring out how to undo the events of Carter and Lovecraft. The zero point energy project eventually sees them wind up on a remote island and that's where things really get cracking.
In the gulf not unlike the void between stars between the first book and this one, I'd forgotten how much I like these two characters. The banter between them is the star of the show for me. It's interesting that they're coping with the new status quo in different ways. I'd also forgotten just how slick Jonathan Howard's prose is at times.
I don't want to give away too much. Suffice to say, After the End of the World was just as good as Carter and Lovecraft and now I medically need to read the third installment. Four out of five stars.