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A review by bibliophilicjester
The Fourth Suit by Neil Patrick Harris
adventurous
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A great ending to a really fun series!! I was SO excited for the reveal of the big bad that I think the final showdown was sort of anticlimactic for me. I loved all the discussion about keeping secrets and...how it came up later on? Not sure how to say it haha 😅
There were some really serious and grown-up things in here (especially toward the end) but the whole series has had a bit of that. I mean, we start with Carter basically living on the street, so harsh truths have always been around.
Speaking of harsh truths, ridley is...very much not my favorite, which is disappointing. I was hoping to come out of her pov book liking her more, but meh. I usually enjoy characters who are angry and speak their minds and get in trouble for honesty, because that's 100% me. But sometimes ridley just came off as flat out mean. And though I'm blunt and honest, I always try to see things from other perspectives, and ridley def doesn't. Idk, she just bothered me sometimes. But it didn't take away from my enjoyment of the book! At least, I don't think it did.
I really liked the writing style too, especially how things were interjected, like after a particularly tense moment it was "whew that was emotional! How about another magic trick?" 😂 Just overall an incredibly entertaining series. I know magic is NPH's thing, but damn I wish he'd write some other middle grade books!! So good.
There were some really serious and grown-up things in here (especially toward the end) but the whole series has had a bit of that. I mean, we start with Carter basically living on the street, so harsh truths have always been around.
Speaking of harsh truths, ridley is...very much not my favorite, which is disappointing. I was hoping to come out of her pov book liking her more, but meh. I usually enjoy characters who are angry and speak their minds and get in trouble for honesty, because that's 100% me. But sometimes ridley just came off as flat out mean. And though I'm blunt and honest, I always try to see things from other perspectives, and ridley def doesn't. Idk, she just bothered me sometimes. But it didn't take away from my enjoyment of the book! At least, I don't think it did.
I really liked the writing style too, especially how things were interjected, like after a particularly tense moment it was "whew that was emotional! How about another magic trick?" 😂 Just overall an incredibly entertaining series. I know magic is NPH's thing, but damn I wish he'd write some other middle grade books!! So good.