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Amos’s
average rating for
2024
3.4
3.4
UTTERLY PREPOSTEROUS!!!!
(And a whole lot of FUN!!!)
The short, cliffhanger chapters push this kooky story along at a brisk pace, leaving little time to reflect on the insanity. This is probably a good thing as the tale gets pretty ridiculous...but it gets ridiculous in the way some classic old-school campy horror movies are: super silly yet super enjoyable. Just power your brain down, hold on tight and enjoy the ride!!!
3 1/2 Boozy Stars
(And a whole lot of FUN!!!)
The short, cliffhanger chapters push this kooky story along at a brisk pace, leaving little time to reflect on the insanity. This is probably a good thing as the tale gets pretty ridiculous...but it gets ridiculous in the way some classic old-school campy horror movies are: super silly yet super enjoyable. Just power your brain down, hold on tight and enjoy the ride!!!
3 1/2 Boozy Stars
Hell hath no fury like Madeleine Péricourt scorned!!
While book one of this trilogy was always going to be incredibly difficult to top, book two was a valiant effort and an immensely enjoyable return to the madness of the Péricourt family's comings and goings in the France of the late 1920's. Reminiscent of the classic movie The Sting, but on a much grander scale, with way kookier characters, and for much heavier stakes. Quite a great read!!
4 Art ...more
While book one of this trilogy was always going to be incredibly difficult to top, book two was a valiant effort and an immensely enjoyable return to the madness of the Péricourt family's comings and goings in the France of the late 1920's. Reminiscent of the classic movie The Sting, but on a much grander scale, with way kookier characters, and for much heavier stakes. Quite a great read!!
4 Art ...more