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A review by tobin_elliott
A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett
4.25
I absolutely adored the first entry into this series, A TAINTED CUP, and I quite enjoyed this one.
However...
This one did seem a bit overcomplex at times, as well as going on a little longer than it really needed to. I love how much screen time Din got, however I felt the scenes where he takes a couple of booty calls weren't really needed and didn't do anything to advance the plot.
Ana, unfortunately, had spans and spans of pages where she wasn't involved. Yes, I get that Din is her eyes, ears, nose, and essential observer on the ground, and I'm also guessing that if Ana was overplayed, she'd lose her mystique and scene-stealing qualities...but dammit, give me a bit more of her!
Overall, it actually works out to a relatively Sherlockian mystery, albeit with fantasy elements, and it was fun, but it didn't quite hit the high of the first book.
However...
This one did seem a bit overcomplex at times, as well as going on a little longer than it really needed to. I love how much screen time Din got, however I felt the scenes where he takes a couple of booty calls weren't really needed and didn't do anything to advance the plot.
Ana, unfortunately, had spans and spans of pages where she wasn't involved. Yes, I get that Din is her eyes, ears, nose, and essential observer on the ground, and I'm also guessing that if Ana was overplayed, she'd lose her mystique and scene-stealing qualities...but dammit, give me a bit more of her!
Overall, it actually works out to a relatively Sherlockian mystery, albeit with fantasy elements, and it was fun, but it didn't quite hit the high of the first book.