The Devil You Know by Mike carey

The Devil You Know by Mike Carey

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Urban fantasy, same general map references as The Dresden Files -- loner magical protagonist with a tragical past, a supernatural mystery, that sort of thing. And if you line them up for comparison, this book is:

*Three times better written on a mechanical prose level,
*Approximately 50% less sexist,
*Equally creative on the magical front,
*Immeasurably more mature, philosophically.

And yet, I cared about it roughly a third as much.

Sometimes trying to feed the emotional centers of my brain something they'll respond to is like trying to feed a cranky and arbitrary two-year-old.

I give up.




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