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The Automation Vol 1 of the Circo del Herrero Series The Circo del Herrero Series/The Blacksmith Circus eBook Anonymous GB Gabbler BLA

Where to even start with my review! There is so much that happened and didn't happen at the same time! The characters were well created and the backstory that you picked up along the way was fantastic. This was so unlike my recent reads that it was an exciting break from the norm. I did not know what to expect and the beginning I could tall it was going to be interesting. There are so many taboo topics that I just found made the book more real and the perspectives more interesting. So many twists and turns just keeping you captivated. The dialogue was well written and felt really fluid. I enjoyed the humor and often found myself giggling as I was reading.

I felt like I was entering a parallel world, the realities seemed so similar to my world but there was the side effect of the Automata and the Gods being involved in mortal lives. But who is to say that they are not involved and we are just too ignorant to understand such things. I found the Narrator and the Editor a great addition to the story and often times felt like I was getting two books for the price of one. I told myself I would not rush through this book, I wanted to make sure that I caught every moment and understood the cryptic remarks, or at least was aware of them. The beginning of the book teaches the reader that you have to focus on every sentence so that you do not miss out on anything. I would feel myself trying skimming through to get to the next part and had to pull myself back.

I will admit that it does end as a cliffhanger, or not depending on your point of view. I feel like for a series it leads to a very clean ending where you can dive just into the next book with adequate background. Now don't get me wrong there are a lot that goes unresolved which is where the cliffhanger parts comes in. I for one cannot wait to find out what happens next!

I did receive a free copy in exchange for a honest review. I did also buy a kindle copy, for those that are worried that you won't get the full effect of the Narrator and the Editor your kindle will adjust and let you skip back and forth so you do not lose your spot, from my experience it was automatic but you may have to adjust your settings.

Happy reading!


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The Automation Vol 1 of the Circo del Herrero Series The Circo del Herrero Series/The Blacksmith Circus eBook Anonymous GB Gabbler BLA Reviews

I’ll admit that I was actually putting this book off a little bit, which is part of why it took me so long to get to it, because while I really love mythology (especially Greco-Roman mythology) in general, this book is presented in a rather unique way compared to most modern literature and I wasn’t sure if it was going to be too… I dunno… too weird for me? Too meta? It’s told by a Narrator, who is the author, and then annotated (you can read this as peppered with footnotes that are sometimes informative, sometimes related quotes, and sometimes entirely poking fun at the Narrator) by the Editor. I have no idea who either of these people are aside from these pen names, though I do think they are probably actually two people (if not, the illusion of two people is on point)… but either way, it’s an interestingly classic presentation of a modern day story all the same.

This is (sometimes) the story of Odys, which is not short for Odysseus, whose car won’t start one day, so he walks towards where he wants to go. On that walk, he is followed and subsequently somewhat harassed by a strange man in a top hat with an abnormally large umbrella… who proceeds to give him an old coin… then the umbrella… and then commits suicide right in front of him. Very messily. Good thing he had that umbrella!

Yeah, that’s just the beginning… It seems that this coin was in fact, an Automaton, and when the man gave it to him and offed himself, he transferred that Automaton to Odys. Oh, and the Automaton is more or less fueled by Odys’ soul. Yeah. If they get too far from each other, he’ll die, at least, he will in the beginning, until they sync up with each other. But the Automaton, whose name is Maud, is basically his soul incarnate in a vessel shaped like a voluptuous woman. Automatons are built by Vulcan, as in Hephaestus, as in the Greco-Roman god of blacksmithing (and fire, et cetera)… or the titular blacksmith in ‘The Blacksmith’s Circus’ that is the Circo del Herrero series. He actually exists in this world, and he isn’t the one one who does. At least one or two others make an appearance, or are at least mentioned. Back to Automatons though. Automatons are sort of tightly regulated by a group of Masters and their Automatons, of which there are only nine, who are now watching Odys and Maud very carefully…

Anyways, Automaton shenanigans!

I thought that this was going to be a really tough book to read, because it’s written somewhat like a prose epic (in that it is framed and structured similarly). But it’s actually written using a lot of modern vernacular, pop-culture references (everything from LotR to Full Metal Alchemist), modern language, including many f-bombs (I love you, f-bomb!). It’s a… maybe not a typical Urban Fantasy, but it’s somewhat like American Gods in that it takes place in our world, in our time, but with mythological characters making up parts of the plot. But, despite my trepidation in getting started, I ended up actually liking this one quite a bit. It’s often witty. It made me laugh. It never takes itself too seriously (and the banter between the Narrator and the Editor in the footnotes helps this along quite a lot), and was quite engaging! It also doesn’t help that most books that reference things I like in an unobtrusive way make me smile. I rooted for Odys and Maud and wanted things to work out for them. I really loved Dorian, Fletcher, and Odissa as well. I really enjoyed my time with this book, even when the story got really… really quite bizarre at times. But that’s kind of what’s fun about it. It’s a very unique idea that’s told in a way that makes this one hard to put down.

So, basically I should learn my lesson about just trying new things or things that seem iffy to me, because this was great. In my defense, the last 3 ‘iffy’ things were not great, so… I mean… I was cautiously putting my toes in the pool. I eventually jumped in, but I had to gear myself up for it. >.>; But here I am at the end of this book, very much wanting the next book because I need to know what happens. D

Final point, which is kind of neither here nor there in terms of the content of the novel, but in the grand scheme of things, footnotes are not always 100% great in ebooks, so if you find you have problems with them sometimes and would still like to give this story a go, I’d recommend a print version. Footnotes always seem easier for some people to read in print. These weren’t bad for me, because they are linked properly, but all the same, you have to kind of scroll through them if they’re long, and sometimes that’s a little distracting when one is used to turning a page a different way to get to more text. Just a bit of a heads up. I wouldn’t skip the footnotes in this one if you think they’re annoying. They’re often hilarious and quite informative as to the motivations and backgrounds of some characters.

I was given a free copy of this book, and in exchange, this is my honest review of it. Thanks to the Narrator and/or Editor for the review copy. )
Where to even start with my review! There is so much that happened and didn't happen at the same time! The characters were well created and the backstory that you picked up along the way was fantastic. This was so unlike my recent reads that it was an exciting break from the norm. I did not know what to expect and the beginning I could tall it was going to be interesting. There are so many taboo topics that I just found made the book more real and the perspectives more interesting. So many twists and turns just keeping you captivated. The dialogue was well written and felt really fluid. I enjoyed the humor and often found myself giggling as I was reading.

I felt like I was entering a parallel world, the realities seemed so similar to my world but there was the side effect of the Automata and the Gods being involved in mortal lives. But who is to say that they are not involved and we are just too ignorant to understand such things. I found the Narrator and the Editor a great addition to the story and often times felt like I was getting two books for the price of one. I told myself I would not rush through this book, I wanted to make sure that I caught every moment and understood the cryptic remarks, or at least was aware of them. The beginning of the book teaches the reader that you have to focus on every sentence so that you do not miss out on anything. I would feel myself trying skimming through to get to the next part and had to pull myself back.

I will admit that it does end as a cliffhanger, or not depending on your point of view. I feel like for a series it leads to a very clean ending where you can dive just into the next book with adequate background. Now don't get me wrong there are a lot that goes unresolved which is where the cliffhanger parts comes in. I for one cannot wait to find out what happens next!

I did receive a free copy in exchange for a honest review. I did also buy a kindle copy, for those that are worried that you won't get the full effect of the Narrator and the Editor your kindle will adjust and let you skip back and forth so you do not lose your spot, from my experience it was automatic but you may have to adjust your settings.

Happy reading!