New Tricks

New Tricks (2008) John Levitt

I really wanted to like this book. I enjoyed the first book, and was pleased when John Levitt came by to tell me I had misinterpreted something, which had affected my opinion of the book.

The problem this time was that I knew quite quickly who the bad guy was.

SPOILER (rot 13)

Gur ceboyrz jnf Znfba pbhyqa’g frr Wb–n fznyy naq ornhgvshy srznyr gb jubz ur jnf nggenpgrq–nf orvat gur bar erfcbafvoyr sbe gur qrfgehpgvba bs gur bgure cenpgvgvbaref. Jul? Orpnhfr fur jnf srznyr? Zbagnthr fcrpvsvpnyyl fgngrq ur qvqa’g xabj gur traqre bs uvf ivfvgbe. Jul nffhzr gur ivyynva jnf znyr?

Gur pnhfr bs gur pevzr jnf zragny vyyarff qhr gb n oenva ghzbe, naq zragny vyyarff unf ab traqre.

Znfba unf unq fgebat jbzra va uvf yvsr, fb V qba’g frr jul ur naq rirelbar ryfr jbhyq or fb oyvaq gb gur vqrn bs Wb orvat gur xvyyre–rfcrpvnyyl gubfr yvxr Ryv jub ershfrq gb frr ure oebgure nf gur xvyyre.

V guvax jung sehfgengrf zr zbfg nobhg guvf vf unys zl snagnfl obbxfuryirf ner shyy bs obbxf jvgu fgebat urebvarf NAQ ivyynvaf. Gb zr, vg jnf fb boivbhf gung Wb jnf gur xvyyre, Znfba’f vanovyvgl gb frr guvf sryg yvxr frkvfz, juvpu whfg sehfgengrq zr gb ab raq, rfcrpvnyyl jura Znfba’f vanovyvgl gb frr guvf yrnq gb ng yrnfg gjb zber qrnguf.

END SPOILER

So although I enjoyed the characters are particularly liked the developments regarding the ifrits, I just couldn’t stop being annoyed at Mason.

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