Another entertaining chapter in the life of Felix Castor (although Castor himself might have issues with the "entertaining" bit).It's been a while since I had read the first 2 books (which I both enjoyed a great deal), which unfortunately meant that - because my brain is really bad at remembering these things - I had forgotten most of the details. Luckily for me all the essential information was recapped at the right moments, so I could enjoy part 3 without having to restart at book one.
Mike Carey's writing style, and in particular his sense of humour is right up my alley and once again the story is a compelling one. If you liked "The Devil You Know" and "Vicious Circle" you will not be disappointed. The established cast of characters, already very strong and interesting, is explored further and some interesting new characters get introduced that may or may not appear again in the future. Also we get to learn a little bit more about what presumably is the "metaplot" of the series.
The next paragraph contains very minor spoilers - feel free to skip it, if you are concerned.
I am usually not one to nitpick about little details, but for some reason this time around, there where 2 minor things that I noticed that I wish would have been addressed, but weren't. Nothing major and nothing that spoiled the fun, just minor inconsistencies, namely: Fix looses his whistle when he is attacked by the loup-garou at the vet. He never goes back to reclaim it but later on he takes it out of his coat. Also he spends half the book without a functioning cell phone, even though he would have had plenty of time and opportunities to get a new battery.
All in all, it was another fun ride and I am very much looking forward to book 4 and 5 now.
Dead Men's Boots by Mike Carey
My goodreads-rating: 4 of 5 stars
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