That is, if Phryne Fisher would ever let herself be murdered or stay in her grave long enough for someone else to solve her murder. Nevertheless, our murder victim in Many Deadly Returns, eccentric, elderly Lady Crystal certainly would have Charleston’ed her way into Miss Fisher friendship back in the day. It’s the 60’s now and Lady Crystal’s friends have all grown up and become respectable members of society. But they still have a special place in their hearts for her and when she calls saying […]
Put Seven in the Series Title, But Then Only Make Six Books
I know my past reviews of this series have not been great, but that’s because it had so much potential and it just kind of meandered all over the place. This final book, though, took all of that potential, set it on fire and then stomped on the ashes. For starters, why name your series The Seventh Tower and then only have six books? It’s crazy pants. I’m guessing relations soured between Nix and Lucas Books, which caused the series to come to an abrupt […]
I Guess It’s a Better System of Government Than A Watery Tart Throwing a Sword at You
I honestly don’t remember if Milla made it back in the last book or in this one, so we’re going to pretend it’s this one because I do, at least, remember that this book was Milla heavy. So Milla becomes the War Chief of all Icecarls because…reasons. She makes it back to The Crones, accidentally killing a Shield Maiden in the process, and gets them up to date on the upcoming war. Since she has a shadow spirit now, she’s not allowed back into Icecarl […]
Suddenly Serious
It’s hard to keep track where the story is at with these last three books as for some reason, they bundled up the last three in one tome instead on individual books. (Amazon assures me that there are individual copies available, but I have my doubts as the series is hard to come by as it is.) Honestly, the heft of this one makes me yearn for a parallel world where Nix got to fully explore and fill in the details of Aenir and the Castle […]
Nix Doing What He Does Best
Nix finally found his footing with the third book in the Seventh Tower series. Most of this book takes place in the spirit realm Aenir, which is where Nix lets his creativity go wild. Nix’s forte is making worlds that the reader wants to live in and Aenir is no exception. In Aenir, almost everything is alive, including water and mountains. Milla and Tal had the misfortune of tumbling into Aenir on a cursed hill. The Storm Shepards that are bound to the hill are […]
Can We Go Back to the Viking Pirates?
So, with the introduction of the Icecarls in the last book, I thought Nix would spend a bit more time in the world that shouldn’t exist outside the Castle. I mean, they got giant narwhals, Shield Maidens and other things that have learned to live without sunlight. Nope, we’re going to go skipping back to the Castle. Even with Nix’s world building, the Castle is still rather stereotypical with its magical hierarchy and politics. At least the outside world is new and different. (Giant narwhals, […]
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