{"id":1268,"date":"2009-08-05T17:12:20","date_gmt":"2009-08-05T22:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=1268"},"modified":"2021-05-30T21:41:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T01:41:25","slug":"vicious-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/1268","title":{"rendered":"Vicious Circle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vicious Circle<\/em> (2006) Mike Carey<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Felix (Fix) Castor, who is usually at loose ends, is suddenly involved in three different cases. As a consultant in a police case, in a missing child case, and in assisting Juliet with a case she has taken on involving a haunted or possessed church. Additionally, he is still trying to find a way to free Rafi from the clutches of Asmodeus, and to get solvent with his friend and landlady, Pen.<\/p>\n

Someone is warning him off the case, but unfortunately for him, he has no idea which case they mean.<\/p>\n

I started this book two days ago, and was planning on reading a couple chapters a night. Last night when I picked up the book I was halfway in, and unfortunately for my day today, didn’t put down the book until I finished it, which was after midnight (and way past my weekday bedtime.)<\/p>\n

Despite the fact Felix remains a bit of a bastard, I still like him. He has priorities with which I agree, and although he has to make hard choices based upon those priorities, he does the right thing–at least as far as I am concerned.<\/p>\n

Vicious Circle<\/em> has a fair amount of horror, but then Felix is an exorcise who deals with demons, so the amount of horror isn’t particularly surprising. I’m not necessarily a fan of horror, though I’m far more okay with gruesome than I am with scary, but this story isn’t just horror or supernatural fantasy, but is also a mystery–a fascinating if gruesome mystery that went places I didn’t expect yet had a logical (if depressing) conclusion.<\/p>\n

If you like supernatural mysteries, then I highly recommend checking out Mike Carey’s Felix Castor series. But start with The Devil You Know<\/em> to give you a better idea of the history between Pen and Rafi and Felix.
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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