James Wymore

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Thanks to the Publisher for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review during this blog review tour!

Luckily, after the large cliffhanger at the end of the first book, this book starts off right where we left it. Having recovered the base and the actuator, they are besieged by an army of orcs who want it for their own. At the same time they are both looking for the rest of the keys, mostly the one in front of Cenwyn's key and perhaps even more importantly they are looking for the person who's responsible for all this mess.

Everything I liked from the first book was here again. The style and different genres change really fast but it works. I was always looking forward for the next change and wondering what would happen to them there. Some regions were of course more interesting than others (the romance novel), but that's something you'll always find. It also felt a little less repetitive, even though they are basically doing the same things as in the first book.

There's a large cast of characters but thanks to their specific genre, it gets easier to keep all of them apart. It also helps that they all enjoy reading, of course. The big twist in the end I saw coming, but I'm still not sure how they are going to battle it. So, unfortunately, another cliffhanger ending. And I'll have to wait for the next book and can only hope it won't take too long!

Return of the Saboteur is the second book in the Actuator series. The first book is Fractured Earth. There is also an anthology with stories from the different genres/regions, called Borderlands.… (altro)

3.5 Stars

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I read the first two books in the series back-to-back and what was there not to love for any booklover. The Actuator, a machine that can transform parts of the world into different literary genres, has been set loose on the entire planet. The Machine Monks, those who were supposed to take care of the Actuator, have been looking for the keys with which they can shut down parts of these worlds. Preferably before the end of the world. In the mean time, other stuff is also going on. This you can read in this short story collection, where different authors have written short stories set in the Actuator world.

While I liked the short stories in general, I was a bit disappointed that the main story of the series didn't really progressed.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!… (altro)