Bookburners: Book 2

I found Season 2 a disappointment after the fun and focused adventure of Season 1. Sal is pushed into the background and it felt like a lot of pieces were being set up for Season 3 to be exciting, but there wasn't a proper emotional focus for these 13 episodes of the story. The ad copy compares Book......more

Still loving Bookburners - Team 3 keep me company on my daily walks, and I'm sure the gasps, giggles and horrified expressions are entertaining random strangers as I go. The season follows the familiar structure of globetrotting mission of the week leading into season arcs focused on Society politic......more

I've been listening to the audio versions of these which are beautifully narrated by XE Sands. The world seems well built and the narrative remarkably consistent for a series written by multiple authors. And who doesn't spend time daydreaming about the Vatican's secret archives?......more

I’ve finally caught up with season two of Bookburners! This urban fantasy series by Max Gladstone is a Serial Box story. Serial Box creates serial fiction akin to television seasons. Various different “episodes” make up seasons. Each episode has it’s own plot arc, but they connect together to form a......more

This was a good read, but it does pale in comparison to Season 1. This collection feels more episodic and less of a single piece than the previous book did, until the last 4 episodes or so. The epilogue did nothing for me. (view spoiler)[Mostly because I don’t recall where Perry was left in the last book, and the (hide spoiler)]......more