“The Hellfire Club is one of my least favorite stories about Lord John. I must admit I'm not a huge fan of Lord John's books to begin with. I like him well enough in the Outlander series but his own books can be terribly boring. This short is a prime example of this.
The Succubus is a little more interesting. I followed this story well enough though at times was rather disinterested in the personal attachments Lord John had whether they be family or lovers. The overall story was a little better as it became interesting to read about the "succubus" and how they planned to stop it or put a stop to rumors.
The Haunted Soldier was the best and longest of the anthology. I became much more interested when reading this book because we discover that in battle Lord John's cannon blew up killing a fellow soldier and now John is under investigation. In true Lord John fashion, he must investigate all this himself and soon discovers quite a bit of intrigue and the possibility he'll be a scapgoat.
I actually enjoyed The Haunted Soldier though I must admit I get tired of reading about Lord John traveling to all the same places over and over. It was nice to seem him leave his normal domain and do a bit of traveling. And somewhere along the way I missed John's father was his mother's second marriage and therefore John has two older brothers!”
SireesAnwar wrote this review Wednesday, October 19, 2011.
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