CW: death of a relative

The rating for this is tricky. It was only an average book, but I wasn’t sure if it deserved 2.5 or 3 or 3.5 stars. I couldn’t figure out if it was worse or the same as the second book. In the end, I went for a middle rating.

Hale had a lot going on in this book and I’m not sure I like it. I called him a moldy grapefruit in a status update and he kind of redeemed himself, but not entirely.

The pacing was slow, as I’ve grown accustomed to in these books, and once again it lacked the fun feeling the first book had.

I’m not sure if I liked that the crew finally found a con they couldn’t pull off or not. I’m also not sure how I feel about the ending. Everything was kind of confusing, and even though most things were wrapped up, I’m just not sure I’m satisfied.

Also, despite the antagonist supposedly being so clever and always one step ahead, they never thought about ulterior motives when the crew dropped out?? I’m being vague on purpose to avoid spoilers; regardless, it just doesn’t make sense to me.

I liked this book in a few ways and didn’t in some others. It wasn’t the conclusion I’d hoped for, but it wasn’t a bad book either.