What the community thinks
summary of 38 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
Moderate
Cursing (2 reviewers), Violence (2 reviewers), Gore (1 reviewer), and Trafficking (1 reviewer)Minor
Death (1 reviewer), Slavery (1 reviewer), and Violence (1 reviewer)Moods
funny 100%
mysterious 50%
lighthearted 33%
relaxing 25%
dark 16%
tense 16%
hopeful 8%
informative 8%
inspiring 8%
reflective 8%
Pace
medium 38%
Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters centre-stage?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30%Average rating
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But he is also cursed. Anyone who hears his voice will begin to feel an inexplicable hatred for Al, so he can only communicate through the written word or speech apps. And his apprentices keep dying in peculiar freak accidents. As his personal life crumbles around him, he devotes his life to his work, all the while trying to crack the secret of his curse.
But when his latest apprentice, Gordie, turns up dead in his Glasgow flat, Al discovers evidence that Gordie was living a secret life of crime. Now Al is forced to play detective – while avoiding actual detectives who are wondering why death seems to always follow Al. Investigating his apprentice’s death will take him through Scotland’s magical underworld, and he’ll need the help of a mischievous hobgoblin if he’s to survive.
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But he is also cursed. Anyone who hears his voice will begin to feel an inexplicable hatred for Al, so he can only communicate through the written word or speech apps. And his apprentices keep dying in peculiar freak accidents. As his personal life crumbles around him, he devotes his life to his work, all the while trying to crack the secret of his curse.
But when his latest apprentice, Gordie, turns up dead in his Glasgow flat, Al discovers evidence that Gordie was living a secret life of crime. Now Al is forced to play detective – while avoiding actual detectives who are wondering why death seems to always follow Al. Investigating his apprentice’s death will take him through Scotland’s magical underworld, and he’ll need the help of a mischievous hobgoblin if he’s to survive.
What the community thinks
summary of 38 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
Moderate
Cursing (2 reviewers), Violence (2 reviewers), Gore (1 reviewer), and Trafficking (1 reviewer)Minor
Death (1 reviewer), Slavery (1 reviewer), and Violence (1 reviewer)Moods
funny 100%
mysterious 50%
lighthearted 33%
relaxing 25%
dark 16%
tense 16%
hopeful 8%
informative 8%
inspiring 8%
reflective 8%
Pace
medium 38%
Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters centre-stage?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30%Average rating