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The Pale House Devil by Richard Kadrey
3.25
dark funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
  • Plot ๐Ÿ’ญ:
    • Engaging at Times, Occasionally Flat ๐Ÿ˜ด 
    • Predictable or Underwhelming Conflict
  • Writing Styleโœ๏ธ:   
    •  Straightforward & Unadorned 
  • Structure ๐Ÿ—๏ธ:
    •  Standard & Conventional
  • Pace & Pacing โฑ๏ธ:
    • Predictable Flow
  • Setting ๐ŸŒŽ: 
    • Not descriptive 
    • Bouncing around from city to city, space to space
  • Characters ๐Ÿ‘ค:
    • Likable but Unremarkable
  • Book Covers๐Ÿ“š:
    •  Safe and Unoffensive

Thoughts ๐Ÿ—ฃ:
   * Needing More: I loved the Sandman Slim series so I'm sad that this fell flat for me. It still contains Kadrey's creative (under)world-building and snappy dialogue but the plot was a predictable set up for a series and the dialogue came out of our leads who were indistinguishable from one another. I'm still going to try the next one as the ideas presented here are interesting. 

Overall: B