Review: #158
Title: The Book from Baden Dark
Series: The Book of Lies (not official name) - 3rd and final book
Author: James Moloney
Read Before: no
My Comments: A very engaging book, although the feel and
direction of the plot is very different to the previous two books (The Book of
Lies and Master of the Books), it is good in its own right. Marcel isn’t a very likeable character
anymore, he’s changed a lot since the previous two books, and it’s deliberate
here. However, being the protagonist, it
is a bit disappointing when you get annoyed at him. Bea was an excellent character here, as well
as Fergus; I wished Nicola got a bigger role in the plot. I loved how the author had used a lot of
foreshadowing in the beginning, and it gave Baden Dark (a place) an ominous
tone, however, it was slowly revealed that it wasn't what the characters (and
readers) thought it was. I got hooked
into what was happening by around one third of the way (when they entered Baden
Dark) and events slowly unfolded and things were revealed, I literately
couldn't put the book down coz it was so good.
Whereas The Book of Lies had a great ingenious and intricate plot, and
Master of the Books had a lot of action, I don’t really see anything Baden Dark
offers that's as engaging as those two, it was more about Marcel’s thought
process than anything. The love
relationship between Bea and Marcel could have been developed and brought to
light better, but it was still done well enough that I cared. Being the final book in the trilogy, there’s
a wrap up in the Epilogue, and I thought it was a well done and satisfactory
ending, it pulled the right strings, and generally a very worthwhile book to
read.
Rating:
7.5/10