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Lädt ... The Circus of the Damned (Deal with a Devil Book 2)von Cornelia Grey
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Magician Gilbert Blake has spent his entire life conning drunkards in the seediest pubs in the darkest towns, careful to hide the true depths of his power. But when he spends a little too much time in Shadowsea and the infamous slumlord Count Reuben gets wind of his abilities, hiding within the Circus of the Damned may be Gilbert's only chance at survival.But there's more to the Circus than meets the eye. Every time a performer dies, a new one must take his place, or the entire circus suffers the consequences. And while the handsome ringmaster Jesse isn't one to coerce unwilling performers into giving up their souls to the devil, a recent death in their ranks makes Gilbert exactly what they need.Yet the longer Gilbert stays with the Circus, the more danger he seems to bring them. Being with Jesse is more than Gilbert could have hoped for, but as Count Reuben's men continue to search for Gilbert and the Circus loses another performer, they all face running out of time long before the Devil claims his due. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Gilbert Blake is a magician and conman. He gets on the wrong side of some powerful people, then is forced to join a circus to hide from them. Unfortunately for him, this circus is run by a devil, and he’s sold his soul: oops! The premise is great, but the execution was disappointing.
The Circus of the Damned seems like an interesting place. There is an evil clown, a well-dressed octopus, conjoined twins, a dwarf, a mechanical elephant, and other strange individuals. Unfortunately, these characters are mostly two-dimensional, and aren’t explored as much as they could be.
Gilbert develops a crush on one of the circus performers, the ringmaster, and the author spends a lot of time describing him. His name is Jesse, and he has green eyes. Beautiful green eyes; stunning green eyes; piercing green eyes; sharp green eyes; hooded green eyes; the author reminds the reader over and over again.
This book has two long, drawn out sex scenes between Gilbert and Jesse, which were awkward in the way that sex scenes in books usually are.
There are two villains in this book, and neither seems particularly villainous. One is rendered harmless by his crush on Jesse (must be those green eyes!), while the other is just as two-dimensional as the circus performers. At no point were the gnomes actually worried about Gilbert’s fate.
Readers who like their fantasy stories heavy on romance, light on plot the will enjoy this book.
This review originally appeared on gnomereviews.ca. (