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A review by ashkitty93
Brimstone by Douglas Preston
4.0
Uh, well, I'm DEFINITELY reading the next book ASAP.
My timing could've been better on this installment. I hadn't anticipated a showdown between Hayward and a mob on the edge of violence, and naturally I ended up listening to that bit yesterday, 6 January. Ehhhhhh. I did appreciate seeing D'Agosta in Italy, and the final five chapters were edge-of-your-seat good. The various nods and references to other classic works of literature were fun too. Lack of Smithback, but Harriman was a decent stand-in, especially considering how his arc went.
My favorites of the series remain the first two books, but I like the setup so far and I'm excited to see where this (especially the next two books) goes. A personal note, I still haven't read The Woman in White but now I definitely want to, and The Cask of Amontillado remains my favorite Poe story, a distinction it has held for over 15 years.
This is a great series for villain monologues and/or hero-explanation monologues.
Audiobook read by the always-phenomenal Scott Brick.
Popsugar 2022: Book featuring two languages
MSBBT 2022: Just a Flesh Wound
My timing could've been better on this installment. I hadn't anticipated a showdown between Hayward and a mob on the edge of violence, and naturally I ended up listening to that bit yesterday, 6 January. Ehhhhhh. I did appreciate seeing D'Agosta in Italy, and the final five chapters were edge-of-your-seat good. The various nods and references to other classic works of literature were fun too. Lack of Smithback, but Harriman was a decent stand-in, especially considering how his arc went.
My favorites of the series remain the first two books, but I like the setup so far and I'm excited to see where this (especially the next two books) goes. A personal note, I still haven't read The Woman in White but now I definitely want to, and The Cask of Amontillado remains my favorite Poe story, a distinction it has held for over 15 years.
This is a great series for villain monologues and/or hero-explanation monologues.
Audiobook read by the always-phenomenal Scott Brick.
Popsugar 2022: Book featuring two languages
MSBBT 2022: Just a Flesh Wound