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Eight Detectives by Alex Pavesi
All murder mysteries follow a simple set of rules. Grant McAllister, a mystery writer and mathematics professor, once sat down …
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All murder mysteries follow a simple set of rules. Grant McAllister, a mystery writer and mathematics professor, once sat down …
You Look Like Death was a good, but not great story.
It's a six-issue story following Klaus/Séance after he gets kicked out of home by Hargreeves. He goes on a drug bender, talks with dead people, and has somewhat of a redemption arc where he helps people.
It's nice. It was great to get a story fleshing out the comic book world that has somewhat been overshadowed by the TV series in recent years. But it's not as strong as the main stories published so far.
But, still worth reading if you've read the other three already 👍
You Look Like Death was a good, but not great story.
It's a six-issue story following Klaus/Séance after he gets kicked out of home by Hargreeves. He goes on a drug bender, talks with dead people, and has somewhat of a redemption arc where he helps people.
It's nice. It was great to get a story fleshing out the comic book world that has somewhat been overshadowed by the TV series in recent years. But it's not as strong as the main stories published so far.
But, still worth reading if you've read the other three already 👍



A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.
Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he …
The fact that I must become a conversationalist in addition to my current duties is vexing.
— The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (Page 129)
Feels, brother.
Content warning Character revelation from previous book, and how the final chapter content relates to the first book that's not too specific.
This was pretty good, but it was missing something I couldn't quite put my finger on (vague and non-specific, I know).
One thing it did do well was tie the first two stories together, which, prior to this book, seemed a bit like two stories set in the same universe, rather than one and its sequel.
I thought Angela's ability to connect to the matrix without a deck was going to be utilised more; it was a rare occurrence, which was disappointing. And the voodoo gods in the matrix were also not really spoken about much either.
It also, somewhat annoyingly, finishes with the exact same tease as the first book. With absolutely no extra information or revelation. Like... Exactly the same... That was a bit weak, I think.
It was a nice conclusion to the series. Well worth reading if you've read one and two. But not as "new and groundbreaking" as this first (or second).

The first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven …

Mona Lisa Overdrive is the final novel of the William Gibson's cyberpunk Sprawl trilogy.
Living in the vast computer …
