Author: C.J. Archer
Series: The Ministry of Curiosities #4
Genre: Urban Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Paranormal/Romance
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing
Publication Date: February 14th, 2016
Edition: Kindle Edition, 252 pages
Source: Purchased
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Synopsis:
Charlie's life is perfect. She has everything her heart desires. Until it all goes horribly wrong.
Charlie and Lincoln return to London to find two supernaturals have been murdered, and Charlie might be next. As if that wasn't bad enough, the man who adopted her has escaped from prison, and the committee members have just learned some news that infuriates them. Now there's talk of sending Charlie away again. Far away.
But the worst is yet to come. Charlie is kidnapped and forced to summon one of the murder victims - but she's unable to send him back. With an angry dead supernatural on the loose and the committee determined to get rid of her, Charlie's time with the Ministry of Curiosities, and Lincoln, is in grave danger of coming to an end.
Charlie and Lincoln return to London to find two supernaturals have been murdered, and Charlie might be next. As if that wasn't bad enough, the man who adopted her has escaped from prison, and the committee members have just learned some news that infuriates them. Now there's talk of sending Charlie away again. Far away.
But the worst is yet to come. Charlie is kidnapped and forced to summon one of the murder victims - but she's unable to send him back. With an angry dead supernatural on the loose and the committee determined to get rid of her, Charlie's time with the Ministry of Curiosities, and Lincoln, is in grave danger of coming to an end.
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This one was a bit more slow moving than the previous books, and the plot felt like it was a bit all over the place.
It had a strong start, but then there were so many plot points introduced, and they were too loosely threaded together to really give this book a cohesive story. I also felt the shortness of this book unlike I have in the other ones. A lot happens in barely 300 pages, and I think this book could have benefited from another 50 pages at least.
The plot of this book was interesting, a lot of new characters were introduced and some plot points introduced at the start of the series that had been loose ends were tied up, although in a bit of a rushed way. It's mostly the plethora of new plot points introduced in this book that so far have no pay-off that kind of bother me. This series is far from done though, so who knows where they'll lead. I think though that the books could be compiled a little. They're really short, and a lot of the information crosses over into the next book. These are independently published, so it might be more cost effective to publish them as shorter books.
I did like this book, there was some character development for Charlie, and her relationship with Lincoln. It's hard to notice his character development, as he's not that talkative. The ending was frustrating. But I suspect it's supposed to be. I've already started the next book, and that one gives us a POV chapter for Lincoln. I am very curious about where things are headed.
It had a strong start, but then there were so many plot points introduced, and they were too loosely threaded together to really give this book a cohesive story. I also felt the shortness of this book unlike I have in the other ones. A lot happens in barely 300 pages, and I think this book could have benefited from another 50 pages at least.
The plot of this book was interesting, a lot of new characters were introduced and some plot points introduced at the start of the series that had been loose ends were tied up, although in a bit of a rushed way. It's mostly the plethora of new plot points introduced in this book that so far have no pay-off that kind of bother me. This series is far from done though, so who knows where they'll lead. I think though that the books could be compiled a little. They're really short, and a lot of the information crosses over into the next book. These are independently published, so it might be more cost effective to publish them as shorter books.
I did like this book, there was some character development for Charlie, and her relationship with Lincoln. It's hard to notice his character development, as he's not that talkative. The ending was frustrating. But I suspect it's supposed to be. I've already started the next book, and that one gives us a POV chapter for Lincoln. I am very curious about where things are headed.
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