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pjwhyman's review
4.0
Very enjoyable. Wasn't quite sure where it was taking me, which was entertaining. Excellent settings too.
ida_s's review
2.0
This was a cool idea that didn’t quite live up to my expectations. There was just too much going on in a world that wasn’t fully explained, with characters that completely changed personalities if it suited the plot.
macnchz's review
2.0
I wanted to like this book, and almost did, because of its cool alternate history reality. But it skipped around a bit too much for my liking. I kept being confused and feeling like I had to struggle to keep up with the plot. And the plot wasn't quite intriguing enough to be worth it.
cybergit's review
5.0
This is a great read - I must add the follow up books in this series to my to read list.
dancarey_404's review
3.0
It is a pity the alternate-history flavor didn't come through stronger in this story. Still, it presented an interesting set of characters, an exotic location, and a decent enough mystery. It holds up better than its sequel, "Effendi"
minsies's review
4.0
There are far too many ellipses in this book, and they take the immediacy out of far too many scenes. There's also some strange stuttering through time in the beginning that make the first ~50 pages somewhat confusing.
Still, once past all that - and after deciding not to worry too much about trying to figure out the fox - I really enjoyed it. I don't know if Raf is supposed to be clearly understood by the end (he certainly wasn't to me), but it didn't matter too much. I will be reading the others as soon as the library manages to get them to me.
Still, once past all that - and after deciding not to worry too much about trying to figure out the fox - I really enjoyed it. I don't know if Raf is supposed to be clearly understood by the end (he certainly wasn't to me), but it didn't matter too much. I will be reading the others as soon as the library manages to get them to me.
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