A review by franrodalg
The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

Stroud keeps nailing Bartimaeus sassy voice, and I am pretty sure I would enjoy all these books even more if everything was told exclusively from the djinn’s perspective. Unfortunately, that is not the case. It took me a while to feel any attachment to the other main perspective, and the pacing suffered for it. Some heavy-handed exposition, passages that suddenly jump to omniscient narrator, and excessively wordy dialogue also lowered my enjoyment, to the point that I was foreseeing no more than a 6/10 for a long time. By the climax, however, some particular “plot twist” changed the dynamic and improved my reading experience.

I still hope we one day get some story solely narrated by Bartimaeus.