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The Reluctant Assassin
by Eoin Colfer
3.5 stars really!
Time travel, Victorian England, a butt kicking FBI agent in training, and a terrified assistant in a book that is fast paced, full of intrigue and a truly terrifying villain. As would be expected in a book on time travel, the book takes place in both the present day and Victorian England. The two protagonists, Chevron - from the present, and Riley, from the past are thrown together when the time machine Chevie is babysitting suddenly kicks into gear and spits out Riley into the future. The two must work together in both eras to outwit Riley's maniacal boss and expert assassin, Garrick. I haven't met such a formidable antagonist in quite some time and he truly makes your skin crawl.
[a:Eoin Colfer|10896|Eoin Colfer|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1254336426p2/10896.jpg] sets a brisk pace in this story so that you may actually feel out of breath at the end of certain chapters. I loved the inventiveness of the story (the character of Charismo and his plays and songs are hysterical - The Panther that was Pink anyone?) A great first book for this series. I am looking forward to the next!
Due to the graphic nature of many of the scenes(the bad guy is really a ruthless assassin after all) I would definitely caution that this is for older less squeamish readers. Also, I received the compimentary e arc from NetGalley but this in no way shaped my opinion or my review.
Time travel, Victorian England, a butt kicking FBI agent in training, and a terrified assistant in a book that is fast paced, full of intrigue and a truly terrifying villain. As would be expected in a book on time travel, the book takes place in both the present day and Victorian England. The two protagonists, Chevron - from the present, and Riley, from the past are thrown together when the time machine Chevie is babysitting suddenly kicks into gear and spits out Riley into the future. The two must work together in both eras to outwit Riley's maniacal boss and expert assassin, Garrick. I haven't met such a formidable antagonist in quite some time and he truly makes your skin crawl.
[a:Eoin Colfer|10896|Eoin Colfer|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1254336426p2/10896.jpg] sets a brisk pace in this story so that you may actually feel out of breath at the end of certain chapters. I loved the inventiveness of the story (the character of Charismo and his plays and songs are hysterical - The Panther that was Pink anyone?) A great first book for this series. I am looking forward to the next!
Due to the graphic nature of many of the scenes(the bad guy is really a ruthless assassin after all) I would definitely caution that this is for older less squeamish readers. Also, I received the compimentary e arc from NetGalley but this in no way shaped my opinion or my review.