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A review by gavvains
Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco
3.0
Honestly I'm torn between "it was okay" and "i liked it" - because it was, simply not as exciting as I wished but also not as horrible as I feared it would be, considering the reviews I've read. Does this installment does the series justice? Clearly no and I agree, the love triangle was absolutely unecessary - however, I can understand that after all the events you're suddenly doubting that the one future is the one for you.
It wasn't bad, it wasn't good - or should I rather say, it wasn't as exciting as "Hunting Prince Dracula", which I loved and devoured. But the book kept me going, even if it was bland at some parts. With the many new added characters it feels like the author wanted to introduce many interesting characters with intgruiging backstories and mysteries, a mysterious carnival does give you the oportunity to do that but in the end they're more like cosmetics ...
While we speak of the carnival, the book should've better be named "Escaping from the Devil" or "Escaping from Mephisto" or something like that because while Houdini is on the title we get to know and see very little of him. One would think when you have to escape from Houdini, that there would be more to him, but in the end we get to know almost nothing about him
It wasn't bad, it wasn't good - or should I rather say, it wasn't as exciting as "Hunting Prince Dracula", which I loved and devoured. But the book kept me going, even if it was bland at some parts. With the many new added characters it feels like the author wanted to introduce many interesting characters with intgruiging backstories and mysteries, a mysterious carnival does give you the oportunity to do that but in the end they're more like cosmetics ...
While we speak of the carnival, the book should've better be named "Escaping from the Devil" or "Escaping from Mephisto" or something like that because while Houdini is on the title we get to know and see very little of him. One would think when you have to escape from Houdini, that there would be more to him, but in the end we get to know almost nothing about him