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sydneyyborgerr 's review for:
The Beggar King
by Oliver Pötzsch
Two stars because I found the plot/story highly dramatic and unrealistic. On top of that, the narration was painfully repetitive; so repetitive in fact, a good 100+ pages could have been taken out. In relation to repetition, I felt the author lingered mostly in the first 100 pages; did not really get to the point until after those pages. But, for some mysteriously odd reason, I find myself coming back to these mind bending books.
Despite the theatrical writing technique, I did rather enjoy the storyline. The author incorporates all parties very well and ultimately has a master plan for all characters he creates. One flaw I found with the story is that Jakob Kuisl for the life of him could not figure out the identity of the third inquisitioner. I feel that he should have placed the man almost instantly given that he was from such an important part of Jakob's life (meeting his future wife& winning her over dice). Although, I did like how, at the end, Simon and Magdelena to make their own bathouse in Schongau. Because of this, I really think I will read the next book just to see how their business treats them.
From this series, so far, I have learned to trust absolutely no one outside of the trio. The author sent me through so many loops and twists that I did not even know who the real villain was until the very last chapter of the book. These books are the definition of a mystery novel straight to the twisted core.
Despite the theatrical writing technique, I did rather enjoy the storyline. The author incorporates all parties very well and ultimately has a master plan for all characters he creates. One flaw I found with the story is that Jakob Kuisl for the life of him could not figure out the identity of the third inquisitioner. I feel that he should have placed the man almost instantly given that he was from such an important part of Jakob's life (meeting his future wife& winning her over dice). Although, I did like how, at the end, Simon and Magdelena to make their own bathouse in Schongau. Because of this, I really think I will read the next book just to see how their business treats them.
From this series, so far, I have learned to trust absolutely no one outside of the trio. The author sent me through so many loops and twists that I did not even know who the real villain was until the very last chapter of the book. These books are the definition of a mystery novel straight to the twisted core.