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belanna2's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.75
jonmhansen's review against another edition
5.0
We are approaching the last of Marla's shenanigans, but it's a great trip anyway.
krissy22247's review against another edition
5.0
I have been following Marla Mason's story since the very first novel, Blood Engines (Marla Mason Book 1). She is a uniquely flawed hero who stays true to herself through all of these amazing books. Several novels back, the author lost his publisher for the series. Luckily, we now live in the era of crowd funding. T.A. Pratt has been able to continue this series by self publishing with the support of his readers. And I am so very glad he has.
Do you know what you get when you team up a psychic parasite, a career butler, a newborn trickster goddess, an autonomous fragment of a meta-being and the Bride of Death? Pure awesome, that's what. Add in a sadistic new Death God and some primordial chaos and how could you go wrong?
Queen of Nothing is my favorite Marla story yet. She's still just as kick ass as she ever was, with all her quirks and flaws. But she works hard to "Do Better." This novel has clever dialogue, intense action, vivid landscapes and heartwarming relationships. Pratt brings back some familiar faces in clever ways, drawing not only from past novels, but also from some of his wonderful short stories. The use of a previous villain turned unpredictable ally is brilliant and creates a wonderful humorous undertone.
There were moments during Queen of Nothing where I laughed out loud and others where I was holding back tears. Marla and her group of misfits are amazingly intricate characters. They work so hard to do good, but are so endearingly flawed. There are no perfect heroes here. The characters may be supernatural in origin, but they are so unrelentingly human you can see yourself in each one. Marla, who triumphs through pure pigheadedness. Rondeau, who would rather stay at home and drink or get laid, or both, but would risk everything for his friends. Pelham, the stalwart companion that wants nothing but to serve, yet is humorous and acidic in his own way. B gave up his position as part of the overseer of the multiverse to be with his friends. And others who I won't mention, so as not to ruin the surprise. This book has epic battles, God Eating monsters and visions of the Underworld pulled straight from Dante and Bosch. With all of that, the most interesting elements are the people and how they relate to each other.
I highly recommend this series and this author. I can't wait for his next book, and am supremely sad that it will be the last in this series. I will definitely by backing that project as I have all of his self-published novels. Do yourself a favor, and check out more from this amazing author.
Do you know what you get when you team up a psychic parasite, a career butler, a newborn trickster goddess, an autonomous fragment of a meta-being and the Bride of Death? Pure awesome, that's what. Add in a sadistic new Death God and some primordial chaos and how could you go wrong?
Queen of Nothing is my favorite Marla story yet. She's still just as kick ass as she ever was, with all her quirks and flaws. But she works hard to "Do Better." This novel has clever dialogue, intense action, vivid landscapes and heartwarming relationships. Pratt brings back some familiar faces in clever ways, drawing not only from past novels, but also from some of his wonderful short stories. The use of a previous villain turned unpredictable ally is brilliant and creates a wonderful humorous undertone.
There were moments during Queen of Nothing where I laughed out loud and others where I was holding back tears. Marla and her group of misfits are amazingly intricate characters. They work so hard to do good, but are so endearingly flawed. There are no perfect heroes here. The characters may be supernatural in origin, but they are so unrelentingly human you can see yourself in each one. Marla, who triumphs through pure pigheadedness. Rondeau, who would rather stay at home and drink or get laid, or both, but would risk everything for his friends. Pelham, the stalwart companion that wants nothing but to serve, yet is humorous and acidic in his own way. B gave up his position as part of the overseer of the multiverse to be with his friends. And others who I won't mention, so as not to ruin the surprise. This book has epic battles, God Eating monsters and visions of the Underworld pulled straight from Dante and Bosch. With all of that, the most interesting elements are the people and how they relate to each other.
I highly recommend this series and this author. I can't wait for his next book, and am supremely sad that it will be the last in this series. I will definitely by backing that project as I have all of his self-published novels. Do yourself a favor, and check out more from this amazing author.
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