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A review by glimnore
Songs of Innocence by Richard Aleas
4.0
Richard Aleas is the pseudonym for Charles Adai, head of Hard Case Crime. And what a great pseudonym it is to have for a hard-boiled detective novel series (aka John Blake). You've got the Ricard or Dick for short. You've got the Aleas. Put it together you, get Dick Aleas. Or...Detective Alias. Brilliant. Hilarious. Cheeky. And right on the nose.
The second book (and apparently final) book of John Blake finds itself in a precarious position. Hot off the heels of book 1, Songs of Innocence needs to be faster, punch harder, and keep the suspense high. And it accomplishes all of this, with the caveat that it gets darker. And in doing so, it sputters at its very end. The story of John Blake doesn't end with a bang but with a whimper. It is better than its predecessor in all such ways, save for its ending and the fact that it *is* a rather absolute ending.
The second book (and apparently final) book of John Blake finds itself in a precarious position. Hot off the heels of book 1, Songs of Innocence needs to be faster, punch harder, and keep the suspense high. And it accomplishes all of this, with the caveat that it gets darker. And in doing so, it sputters at its very end. The story of John Blake doesn't end with a bang but with a whimper. It is better than its predecessor in all such ways, save for its ending and the fact that it *is* a rather absolute ending.