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A review by bozimus
The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder
2.0
I keep switching between 2 and 3 stars. How I wish half-stars were allowed!! Hodder tried to simultaneously juggle too many balls in the air IMO. The feeling that situations were "contrived" grew as the book progressed. If you throw tons of "cool" gadgets and gizmos at the reader, they tend to de-sensitize the reader. That is not a good thing to happen in a steam punk novel!
In the beginning, I enjoyed the book. But by the time I finished the book, the feeling that the book had overstayed its welcome was too pervasive to ignore. It takes guts to attempt a book like this...maybe Hodder should have written an easier book prior to attempting one this difficult?
At this point, I will not be pursuing sequels in this series. I have too many other series languishing on my "to read" shelf. I may change my mind in the future...one never knows!
In the beginning, I enjoyed the book. But by the time I finished the book, the feeling that the book had overstayed its welcome was too pervasive to ignore. It takes guts to attempt a book like this...maybe Hodder should have written an easier book prior to attempting one this difficult?
At this point, I will not be pursuing sequels in this series. I have too many other series languishing on my "to read" shelf. I may change my mind in the future...one never knows!