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If anything I enjoyed it more this time round, although as in many of Terry's works there are bits that seem rushed and give me the feeling he had more to say but maybe was worried that it would make the book too long.



Anyway, it was chilling to read the racism in the light of what is going on today in Britain with Brexit and in the US with Trump. The same phrases, the same casual attitude to a 'lesser' race that the majority just don't understand.



In a way having the goblins have such amazing talents (the idea of the noble savage?) didn't really add to the story as it made you feel that we should like them not because they were thinking beings but because they were talented artists...



The book does feel disjointed at times but it still manages to make you laugh and cry on the same page, due to the great man's writing.



Not a book for the children, but a thoughtful read for adults.

First up, if you are the author, look away now, no good ever came from the author reading 1 star reviews. This is not for you.



Partly my expectations made me dislike this book. I only read three chapters before skipping to the end.



I imagined it would set the scene like a Midsomer Murder plot, then have a murder, then we'd get clues and spot the villain. It does not.



The story starts with us being told who the murderer is, who they will kill, and by chapter three it's even easy to guess why.



The characters themselves have no depth. The narrator is so annoying I wanted to murder her myself.



So with no real reason to care about how the murder was done, knowing who dunnit and having guessed why, the book had the feel of a long click bait article with me mentally screaming 'get to the point'.



So I skipped to the end, boring, killer is just a weird psychopath who will now go on to exact revenge to anyone who slights her.