Wicked Problems

In my review of Dead Country, I commented that having Tara Abernathy as the protagonist made sense, because if there was a main protagonist of the Craft Sequence, it was Tara. This book made me realize there’s a much better way to handle the concluding trilogy of the Craft universe: have the whole g......more

"She had a flooding hallway to climb. She had a hand that ate the world. How did that proverb go? If all you have's a hammer, start hitting things and see what happens?" Wicked Problems is the second book in the Craft Wars series by Max Gladstone. Many thanks for sending me a finished copy, Tordotcom......more

It is a contrast to Dead Country, the first book in the trilogy, which was very focused on a couple of characters and the events occurring in a small town threatened by a supernatural menace. This book is much more expansive, rather than just being focused on Tara and Dawn there are also plotlines f......more

Avengers, assemble! Вот есть за что отнять хотя бы полбалла, но такой получился клевый мега-реюнион персонажей Craft Sequence, что не буду.......more

Very slow first 50% of the book, and then I tore through the remaining 50%. My pet peeve is when established series feels the need to introduce a new POV character late in the series - please just let me read about the characters I actually care (and have cared) about, not this new person. Unfortuna......more