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A review by toggle_fow
Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T.L. Huchu
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I have absolutely zero concept of what happened in this book.
Ropa continues to try to make money and always fail in a way that is almost too pat, like Wile E. Coyote predictably failing to catch the Roadrunner. There wasn't much ghost-talking or client-taking at all, which was sad. I really enjoyed that in the first book.
Aside from that... I'm not sure I can even comment.
There were some magic fights, a lot of running around on a bicycle, some random posh kids in comas, some financial wangling, different banking institutions, Ropa doing a lot of low-level crime that it seems like she shouldn't need to based on her new position... But what did it all MEAN? I don't know. If anything, things hinted at in book one became even murkier here, rather than clearer.
I'm happy to listen to Ropa natter on using about 50% words I've never heard before. It's strangely mesmerizing, and I continue to like her character and personality. But yeah, plot? Never heard of her.
Ropa continues to try to make money and always fail in a way that is almost too pat, like Wile E. Coyote predictably failing to catch the Roadrunner. There wasn't much ghost-talking or client-taking at all, which was sad. I really enjoyed that in the first book.
Aside from that... I'm not sure I can even comment.
There were some magic fights, a lot of running around on a bicycle, some random posh kids in comas, some financial wangling, different banking institutions, Ropa doing a lot of low-level crime that it seems like she shouldn't need to based on her new position... But what did it all MEAN? I don't know. If anything, things hinted at in book one became even murkier here, rather than clearer.
I'm happy to listen to Ropa natter on using about 50% words I've never heard before. It's strangely mesmerizing, and I continue to like her character and personality. But yeah, plot? Never heard of her.