An extended version of this originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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This is just a rollicking story. Most of the things I really want to talk about are spoilers (the way the drug works, the people that Corbin meets and makes deals with, and so on).
The change of setting—and the promise of more settings to come—helped this seem very fresh compared to the first, and should do the same for the following books (it's the second, the series is obviously still fresh, it's more of the promise here). And Corbin not understanding much of how this world he's in now works, allows Presley to inform the reader while maintaining the story's momentum. His cluelessness allows us to be. New case, new setting, Corbin and the reader both get to learn a lot. Thankfully, we readers are safe from whatever magic whammy is threatening our dowser.
As before, his magic helps. But it's Corbin's instincts, his watchfulness—even his outsiderness—that help him to get where he needs to go. While watching someone sling magic is always fun, it's the guys like Dresden, Alex Verus, Mercy Thompson, and Corbin that really make a series like this work.
I liked most of the world we got to see—I wouldn't want to live in this NYC (or any other, to be honest), but it was interesting. Her brother seemed cool and her friend TJ was someone I hope we see soon. The other member of her group was generally a tool who'd be a great antagonist in an 80s teen movie. Still, he was a good example of the type. Everyone else we met? Fascinating. Presley seems incapable of creating a dull character (even if we only see them for a chapter).
Ghost Stations is a solid follow-up with a great hook, a better world to explore, and enough turns and twists to keep you engaged from the creepy start to the satisfying conclusion and all points between.
I'm eager to see where the next novel takes us, but for now, I just want to encourage you to pick this one up.
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