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A review by idkimoutofideas
The Con Job by Matt Forbeck
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The Con Job was a pretty good book. For the most part it stayed in character, and I liked how the author described the characters. There was one point at the beginning that was a little weird, when Sophie was described as having a 'sly smile spreading over her sensual lips'. That was weird, but other than that the book was mostly in character. The premise was interesting, and I liked how excited Hardison was about ComicCon, and how he didn't want to take hotel reservations from other people who paid to be there.
Having Chaos there while also constantly mentioning Wil Wheaton was hilarious, especially considering how much Hardison was fanboying over Wheaton while absolutely hating Chaos.
I liked how near the end both Eliot and Parker bought cosplays from people, Eliot as a stormtrooper was a lot of fun. But having Parker dress as Slave Leia? Really? That was just... c'mon.
I was a little confused as to where in the timeline the book was set, I think it was set soon after The Gold Job but before The Radio Job, because Nate mentions how when Hardison ran a con it completely fell apart and he had to step in. But that was mentioned pretty late in the story, and it would've been nice to be told when in the timeline it was earlier in the book.
The Con Job was a pretty good book. For the most part it stayed in character, and I liked how the author described the characters. There was one point at the beginning that was a little weird, when Sophie was described as having a 'sly smile spreading over her sensual lips'. That was weird, but other than that the book was mostly in character. The premise was interesting, and I liked how excited Hardison was about ComicCon, and how he didn't want to take hotel reservations from other people who paid to be there.
Having Chaos there while also constantly mentioning Wil Wheaton was hilarious, especially considering how much Hardison was fanboying over Wheaton while absolutely hating Chaos.
I liked how near the end both Eliot and Parker bought cosplays from people, Eliot as a stormtrooper was a lot of fun. But having Parker dress as Slave Leia? Really? That was just... c'mon.
I was a little confused as to where in the timeline the book was set, I think it was set soon after The Gold Job but before The Radio Job, because Nate mentions how when Hardison ran a con it completely fell apart and he had to step in. But that was mentioned pretty late in the story, and it would've been nice to be told when in the timeline it was earlier in the book.