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ameserole's review
2.0
It has honestly been a while since I've read book 1, The Thousand Coffins Affair. So I wasn't exactly sure where it ended off and how this book would go either. That being said, I didn't even hesitate to dive into The Doomsday Affair.
After reading this book, I kind of want to dive back into the movie. I just love Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer so much. That being said, this book was just an okay read. Maybe it's because I can't really picture the actors as these characters at the moment. Not sure why I can't but just got with it.
I mean Tixe apparently wants to destroy the world.. but who doesn't in these books? Besides that, things just seemed to be a bit repetitive for me which for a short book - got annoying real quick. It also seems to me that the main characters are constantly going through the same thing. Which, again, is a weird thing to think of while reading book 2. Book freaking 2. I should be thinking that at like book 7, 20, 75.. not 2.
In the end, I guess I'm glad that I dove into this book even if my main reason was because of a challenge. I'm hoping that the next book in this series will be a lot better, if not, I'm not sure what I will do.
After reading this book, I kind of want to dive back into the movie. I just love Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer so much. That being said, this book was just an okay read. Maybe it's because I can't really picture the actors as these characters at the moment. Not sure why I can't but just got with it.
I mean Tixe apparently wants to destroy the world.. but who doesn't in these books? Besides that, things just seemed to be a bit repetitive for me which for a short book - got annoying real quick. It also seems to me that the main characters are constantly going through the same thing. Which, again, is a weird thing to think of while reading book 2. Book freaking 2. I should be thinking that at like book 7, 20, 75.. not 2.
In the end, I guess I'm glad that I dove into this book even if my main reason was because of a challenge. I'm hoping that the next book in this series will be a lot better, if not, I'm not sure what I will do.
_oneinamil's review
2.0
For a book about stopping a doomsday plan, it was a little….dull. Not terrible, but not great either. I would have maybe given it 3 stars if it weren’t for the racism and misogyny littered throughout it. Also it ended abruptly as of the author just ran out of ideas and didn’t know how to wrap things up.
dialethia's review
3.0
Of the six tie-in novels I've finished so far, the Doomsday Affair is hands-down the most stressful. Napoleon and Illya are, of course, always being kidnapped or beaten up or what have you, usually multiple times per affair, but this took it to an entirely new level with the villain's use of a drug that essentially robbed their bodily autonomy. The amount of near-misses and almost-escapes kept me on my toes, but ultimately I really can't say that's a positive, as it was so incredibly stressful and the villain such a racist caricature.
Also, I'm fairly convinced that the "silver whip nightclub act" with Ursula and her partner Candy Kane has to have been some kind of lesbian strip show, especially given the goldfish lady worked with them and honestly what kind of job is that, being a goldfish in a west coast nightclub. I'd have liked a series or short about Ursula and Candy's daring spy adventures (done by an actual lesbian, please).
Also, I'm fairly convinced that the "silver whip nightclub act" with Ursula and her partner Candy Kane has to have been some kind of lesbian strip show, especially given the goldfish lady worked with them and honestly what kind of job is that, being a goldfish in a west coast nightclub. I'd have liked a series or short about Ursula and Candy's daring spy adventures (done by an actual lesbian, please).
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