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Jon's Crazy Head-Boppin' Mystery
by A.J. Sherwood
I enjoyed this one, I did, but not nearly enough as the first book.
First off, it switches to a dual narrator, which I think was a poor choice. I actually love dual POV, but sometimes it doesn't work or make sense, and that was the case here, IMO. The author already established a single narrator in the first book, and switching it in book two, and with both in first person no less, was disorienting. With a few exceptions (which could have easily been modified) there wasn't much we got from Donovan's POV that couldn't have just as easily been in Jon's, and Donovan's voice here was SO much weaker and, frankly, boring compared to Jon. It actually made me a lot less interested in him as a character--seeing him through Jon's eyes is great, seeing inside his head... boring. Which I hated! I didn't want to care less about the couple I found so engaging in book 1, but Donovan's POV was like seeing behind the curtain. :(
We also are introduced to Donovan's old army buddy, Garrett, and there was kind of a weird amount of focus on him considering he's not a main character, and I found him to be pretty annoying and immature for the most part.
The case... this time it's just one case, and I missed the multiple case format of book one. The case itself is also a little bizarre, with the bad guy turning out to have a mental illness, and IDK, I just didn't love the way it all turned out.
But I did like learning more about psychics, and I enjoy Jon and Donovan's relationship (particularly when we're in Jon's head) and seeing the growing pains of a new relationship. We got a bit more satisfaction with Jon's past/family, though not nearly enough for me TBH. Still planning to read the next book, but I've resigned myself to not loving the rest as much as book 1 as a lot of what I loved in that book seems to have changed for the rest of the series. What a bummer.
First off, it switches to a dual narrator, which I think was a poor choice. I actually love dual POV, but sometimes it doesn't work or make sense, and that was the case here, IMO. The author already established a single narrator in the first book, and switching it in book two, and with both in first person no less, was disorienting. With a few exceptions (which could have easily been modified) there wasn't much we got from Donovan's POV that couldn't have just as easily been in Jon's, and Donovan's voice here was SO much weaker and, frankly, boring compared to Jon. It actually made me a lot less interested in him as a character--seeing him through Jon's eyes is great, seeing inside his head... boring. Which I hated! I didn't want to care less about the couple I found so engaging in book 1, but Donovan's POV was like seeing behind the curtain. :(
We also are introduced to Donovan's old army buddy, Garrett, and there was kind of a weird amount of focus on him considering he's not a main character, and I found him to be pretty annoying and immature for the most part.
The case... this time it's just one case, and I missed the multiple case format of book one. The case itself is also a little bizarre, with the bad guy turning out to have a mental illness, and IDK, I just didn't love the way it all turned out.
But I did like learning more about psychics, and I enjoy Jon and Donovan's relationship (particularly when we're in Jon's head) and seeing the growing pains of a new relationship. We got a bit more satisfaction with Jon's past/family, though not nearly enough for me TBH. Still planning to read the next book, but I've resigned myself to not loving the rest as much as book 1 as a lot of what I loved in that book seems to have changed for the rest of the series. What a bummer.