A review by mothma
Last Call by Tim Powers

3.0

I was really excited to read this book especially since I found a signed copy at Half-Price for $5! I enjoyed many aspects of the story, especially the Tarot themes, but felt that overall, it was not as tightly-woven of a plot as I've come to expect from Tim Powers. It was also kind of strangely paced - ramped up pretty early on and then stayed there for most of the novel, with another sharp ramp-up near the end. I also found all the different characters pretty confusing, and it was hard to keep track of what each person's role in the plot was. And there were certain names mentioned numerous times but you never get to meet that character... that was a bit strange. I'm sure there were a lot of references to Fisher King mythology and even Tarot references that I didn't catch - it took me nearly to the end to get one of the major symbols, so that's probably the source of much of my confusion! I may give this one another go in the future.