I liked but did not love it. Found an old comment to refresh my memory and it went like this:
<>I'm about halfway through Slice of Cherry. They live adjacent to Portero, but there are very decidedly supernatural elements, very much of a piece. Thus far, it's rather more over-the-top with the violence, but in ways (the violence itself and the reactions to same) that are feeling less...organic? to me than everything about the first book (which I flippin' loved: http://buymeaclue.livejournal.com/807537.html ). I'm not sure it's that everything feels a little less batshit, or if it's just that everything is equally batshit but in ways that are less well-done or maybe just working less well for me. I am enjoying the read and will definitely finish, but my inner monologue for Bleeding Violet was, "AWESOME SAUCE," and for this book it's more like, "Wait, what?" and, "Um, I think maybe not."
FWIW.
Apparently I need to retire the phrase "flippin' loved."
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Date: 2011-10-22 08:02 pm (UTC)<>I'm about halfway through Slice of Cherry. They live adjacent to Portero, but there are very decidedly supernatural elements, very much of a piece. Thus far, it's rather more over-the-top with the violence, but in ways (the violence itself and the reactions to same) that are feeling less...organic? to me than everything about the first book (which I flippin' loved: http://buymeaclue.livejournal.com/807537.html ). I'm not sure it's that everything feels a little less batshit, or if it's just that everything is equally batshit but in ways that are less well-done or maybe just working less well for me. I am enjoying the read and will definitely finish, but my inner monologue for Bleeding Violet was, "AWESOME SAUCE," and for this book it's more like, "Wait, what?" and, "Um, I think maybe not."
FWIW.
Apparently I need to retire the phrase "flippin' loved."