Again, I am uncertain that I’ll continue the series but I just keep picking them up. I really enjoy 80% of the plots and twisting reveals in the mystery itself, but the main characters drive me up a wall. I guess it is something to say that they’re complex but it really feels like the author is narrowing all of the strong women characters down to this “when will he notice me” arc. And the “he” in that statement is not a catch! All of the potential in the characters is taken away and it just turns into a slog of weird, patronizing, misogynistic bullshit.


3/5 because the magician mystery concept is still super cool but all the gals fussing over the main detective nincompoop hurts the story.