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manth1975's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful
I love the amazing descriptive writing of this book. The flow of power and the dark or beauty is described so well you can feel it in your soul. The plot was fantastic and oh my, the end, twists galore. Brilliant
I love the amazing descriptive writing of this book. The flow of power and the dark or beauty is described so well you can feel it in your soul. The plot was fantastic and oh my, the end, twists galore. Brilliant
shells's review against another edition
5.0
One day, a few moons ago, I asked my Facebook friends, if anyone could suggest a new book for me to read.
Now, I've got a ton of books on my 'to be read' pile. However, I wasn't in the mood for any of them. One friend spoke up and suggested this book by an author I'd not heard of. She happened to be a friend of hers so I thought, why not?
That book was Wild Card by Jamie Wyman.
I sucked that book up in no time. I was hooked right from the start. Immediately afterward, I began querying about the follow-up. I wanted more.
Sadly, the second book was in jeopardy. So, the author began a Kickstarter to fund the cost of having the second book published. I jumped at the opportunity to help fund it. And I followed each and every update like crumbs to a starving mouse. Until, last week, I finally got my hands on the finished product.
From beautiful cover image, to being plunged right into the story from the very first line, I was engrossed. I read as much as I could, little bits at a time to start with. (I work retail and it was BLACK FRIDAY week. Ugh.) And finally, yesterday I was able to really sit down and immerse myself in it. And immersed is what I was.
The story is fun, the characters are people you love to root for, or love to see have the crap kicked out of them, which is also a good thing. The story is cohesive and the reveals are done so well that I didn't have them guessed already. I love that the main character, Cat, isn't already an expert. I like floundering and learning, and being awed and broken right along with her. The supporting cast is interesting and entertaining enough that they support without overshadowing, and the setting lends itself very well to the story line. The pace was fast, go, go, go right out of the gate. And, I love that there aren't cliched Hollywood endings where the boy gets the girl and everyone lives happily ever after.
And to answer the authors question at the end; Hell yeah I wanna go again!
Now, I've got a ton of books on my 'to be read' pile. However, I wasn't in the mood for any of them. One friend spoke up and suggested this book by an author I'd not heard of. She happened to be a friend of hers so I thought, why not?
That book was Wild Card by Jamie Wyman.
I sucked that book up in no time. I was hooked right from the start. Immediately afterward, I began querying about the follow-up. I wanted more.
Sadly, the second book was in jeopardy. So, the author began a Kickstarter to fund the cost of having the second book published. I jumped at the opportunity to help fund it. And I followed each and every update like crumbs to a starving mouse. Until, last week, I finally got my hands on the finished product.
From beautiful cover image, to being plunged right into the story from the very first line, I was engrossed. I read as much as I could, little bits at a time to start with. (I work retail and it was BLACK FRIDAY week. Ugh.) And finally, yesterday I was able to really sit down and immerse myself in it. And immersed is what I was.
The story is fun, the characters are people you love to root for, or love to see have the crap kicked out of them, which is also a good thing. The story is cohesive and the reveals are done so well that I didn't have them guessed already. I love that the main character, Cat, isn't already an expert. I like floundering and learning, and being awed and broken right along with her. The supporting cast is interesting and entertaining enough that they support without overshadowing, and the setting lends itself very well to the story line. The pace was fast, go, go, go right out of the gate. And, I love that there aren't cliched Hollywood endings where the boy gets the girl and everyone lives happily ever after.
And to answer the authors question at the end; Hell yeah I wanna go again!
alyssab's review
5.0
Wow, did Jamie Wyman ever ramp up the action and the stakes for Cat Sharp in this one! I read the book in three big gulps because there was never a place to stop.
If you're at all interested in the idea of gods and monsters slouching around in Vegas, badass technomancy, or snark, do yourself an enormous favor and read this book. Well, first, read its predecessor WILD CARD. But then also read this book.
If you're at all interested in the idea of gods and monsters slouching around in Vegas, badass technomancy, or snark, do yourself an enormous favor and read this book. Well, first, read its predecessor WILD CARD. But then also read this book.
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