Originally Posted to GoodReads: September 24, 2017
Soo... I understand that apparently every book in the series is supposed to explain how things work at the beginning in order to catch new readers up to speed but... this is the 25th book in the series and those of us who've read the entire series don't need it and it's annoying. If a new reader is truly interested, they'll go back and read the rest to bring themselves up to speed... or else google things.
That said, I enjoyed a good portion of Crimson Death... after getting past the half of the book that was re-treads and continuing drama. The actual new content was pretty awesome. I like that the second Triumverate is getting some spot-light.
The second half of the book, the part that I was most interested in, felt rather rushed. I enjoyed the Irish mythos stuff and the mystery-solving, but... the climax of the book was so rushed I didn't realize things had happened or that they'd happened for real. Also, not sure the official reason of Anita and her team actually being in Ireland was addressed after the climax. That part's honestly confusing as hell.
Overall, I enjoyed Crimson Death enough to get through it in less than a week. Crimson Death does not lack for pacing.
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