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The Palace Job by Patrick Weekes

arielkirst's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This was charming! Each character was so fun, and the balance between them remained excellent throughout. The narrator did a fantastic job making all of them unique. I read this for the Reddit Fantasy Bingo 2024 challenge, but I will definitely be reading the rest of the series as well. Hilarious and delightful.

solidoak's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

zazzy76's review against another edition

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adventurous funny 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

3.5

local_hat's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

4.75

missymoo's review against another edition

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I think I could probably push myself to finish it but I find myself not looking forward to reading it. I have to force myself and I have such a long list of books I want to read that I think it's best I draw the line with this one. 40% I feel gave it enough chance to pull me in. It was hard to follow the characters or feel invested in any of them. 

msmith7344's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

jowithtwoiis's review against another edition

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5.0

Saw a tweet, bought the book for cheap and was very pleasantly surprised at how freaking fun and adventurous it was. I stayed up til 1am to finish. And it was worth the lost sleep. Definitely going to continue on with the series.

bookph1le's review

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3.0

I really liked it and thought it had some genuinely funny moments, but I found a lot of it hard to follow, probably because of the sheer volume of the characters and the constant perspective shifting. Still, it's a good romp and the characters have great personality, so I plan on reading the second installment.

etriganzola's review against another edition

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adventurous funny inspiring 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

4.5

linzthebookworm's review

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4.0

I sort of feel like The Palace Job is the weird love child of Ocean's 11 and WoW.

I enjoyed the humor in the book a lot and found myself having to silence my laughter at times. I enjoyed reading about all of the characters and was entertained throughout the entire book. There was a nice amount of twists and turns that kept it interesting, and I didn't ever feel bored with it. In the beginning, however, I felt lost like I was missing details of the world it's self to get immersed in the story. Eventually, the details come out through the story, but for a decent part, I felt like maybe I had started in the middle of a series or spin-off series.

For my complete review check out

https://linzthebookworm.blogspot.com/2018/12/book-review-of-palace-job-by-patrick-weekes.html