9/7/2023 0 Comments Vicious circle mike carey![]() Considering that his closest confidant is the demonic succubus who owns his soul, Castor won't be winning any popularity contests. Perhaps the most depressing aspect of the book for me was Fix's isolation. That is absolutely not a complaint I suspect I have difficulty seeing the funny side because I so quickly became absorbed in the world and plot. The writing is terse and wry and the wordplay is often humorous, but even considering that our dauntless hero is a Liverpudlian who looks like a used car salesman and whose weapon of choice is a bright green recorder, it's amazing how unfunny I find these books. Neither the protagonist nor his associates have the sort of clear moral certainty that Dresden usually assumes, and while Butcher's books portray Christianity and the Catholic church positively, Castor's vitriolic hatred of religion fairly drips off the page. While the plot involves demons, it mainly centres around man's inhumanity to man(and /women/children/ghosts) in sickeningly graphic and extremely disturbing detail. ![]() While Dresden tends towards lightly hardboiled, Castor is pure noir: isolation, moral greys, a cruel world, and a bleak future. Castor's world is significantly darker than the Dresdenverse. But while this series may be hardboiled urban fantasy, but I would not necessarily recommend it to Dresden Files fans. It isn't long before Felix Castor is right in the middle of the game.Ĭarey's books make for fantastic urban fantasy pulp: strong plots, vivid action, and an engaging narrator. The end is nigh and the demons have come out to play. Ordinary Londoners have suddenly succumbed to bouts of horrific violence. A local church seems to have been invaded by a dark presence. A man ridden by a demon has become even more disturbingly violent. The ghost of a child has been stolen from her parents' home. Something very bad is happening in London, and the rising of the dead is only the start of it. I will likely pick back up with Book 3 soon, but for the nonce I'm going to take a break and find something that will help me get back on my personal reading track. Just sayin'.Īll in all, I am enjoying this series. If you have a fast paced scene, your narrative should match it. It seems that whenever the action really started to heat up, Carey has this habit of describe describe describe that completely takes me out of the sequence. It wasn't enough to be a deal-breaker, but it did get in the way of my enjoyment. I really enjoyed the plot and the characters, and everything tied together nicely.įor me it was the pacing that was an issue. The story was excellent, and on par with the first book in the series. While this book didn't cause my reading slump, it didn't really help me pull out of it. That said, my rounded-down rating does reflect some on that situation. ![]() I've been slapped with a pretty severe reading slump, and that had nothing to do with this. įor real it took me a month to read this book? ![]() What he gets, good fortune and Castor not being on speaking terms, is a seemingly insignificant 'missing ghost' case that inexorably drags himself and his loved ones into the middle of a horrific plot to raise one of Hell's fiercest demons.Īnd when Satanists, sacrifice farms, stolen spirits and possessed churches all appear on the same police report, the name of Felix Castor can't be too far behind. But his friend, Rafi, is still possessed the succubus, Ajulutsikael (Juliet to her friends), still technically has a contract on him and he's still - let's not beat around the bush - dirt poor.ĭoing some consulting for the local constabulary helps pay the bills, but Castor needs a big, private job to really fill the hole in his overdraft. Castor has reluctantly returned to exorcism after the case of the Bonnington Archive ghost convinced him that he really can do some good with his abilities ('good', of course, being a relative term when dealing with the undead). ![]()
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