A review by libertyreads789
The Master by Claire North

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

Let's just get the final review done for the novellas in this omnibus, shall we? I've got a migraine, I had to stay late at work, I didn't get my workout in today, and my stress meter is about as high as it can go without me curling up into a ball. But, I will say, I would take all of that over being forced to read this story again. All I really have to say about this series is What the Actual Fuck? I was hoping that this final book would answer a lot of the questions I was having and that it would round out everything very nicely. We started in 17th century Venice--I don't like historical fictions but the political maneuverings were interesting enough--then moved on to 1930s Bangkok--less of a historical lean but such a boring game to follow--and finally we round it out with present day literally everywhere in the entire world. I DID enjoy the way the author managed to finally connect the three stories and make the timelines make sense. But this is one of those stories where it's more important to Teach You A Lesson than it is to Actually Tell A Coherent Story. Which is annoying. I was having an okay enough time until the final handfuls of chapters. Almost none of my actual plot related questions got answered. And then we're left on a cliffhanger for some reason. One of those endings where you get to decide for yourself what happened. Bullshit. At least I read it all back to back instead of spreading it out. I don't think I would have ever finished this omnibus if I stopped after the first one.