Review: Stiletto

Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A chunky read and yet still ridiculously addictive.

WARNING: this review contains spoilers for The Rook

This book is so much bigger in scope than The Rook and adds a couple more protagonists to share the load.

Felicity is a Rook, and Odette is a Grafter. Negotiations are underway to have the two organisations work together, but things are not going smoothly. Added to that, people are dying all over the place and supernatural happenings are keeping everything tense.

This book tells a lot of back stories, and it likes to include plenty of absurd details. I'm not usually one with patience for absurd but in this story it works really well. I enjoyed how bizarre things got and appreciated the long-winded explanations of strange things. It was actually such a fun part of the story.

Added to that, there's plenty of non-stop action. The sheer number of outfits that were destroyed throughout this book is ridiculous. Poor Odette just could not stay clean.

Myfawny is there, too, keeping everything in order. She's really come a long way since her amnesia of the first book and it's great to see how her character has developed.

Once again, this book was just buckets of fun. It's definitely a long one, so some patience is required, but I found it to be an addictive, fun thriller with some fantastically horrific moments. It's such an interesting mix of fantasy, sci fi, horror and comedy.

Highly recommend this series for those looking for a unique supernatural thriller that will keep you guessing.

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