The Stranger Times

David Hughes reviewed The Stranger Times by C.K. McDonnell

Almost, but not quite

3 stars

Decent, but quite not enough to elevate to very good. Characters - especially Banecroft, are somewhat clichéd. Not without promise however. I'll give the second book a read and take it from there.

Zivan reviewed The Stranger Times by C.K. McDonnell

Review of 'The Stranger Times' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

The Stranger Times is over the top sitcom urban fantasy.

There aren't many good funny fantasy writers. Many try to hard and it shows. McDonnell's characters go all the way across the line into caricature, thus avoiding the uncanny valley between the real and the absurd.

n_to reviewed The Stranger Times by C.K. McDonnell

Funny but in the end only mediocre

3 stars

There are some funny situations where the author manages to be extremely witty. But most of the time it is generic modern-day-fantasy stuff which won't be remembered.

Auntie Terror reviewed The Stranger Times by C.K. McDonnell

Review of 'The Stranger Times' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

The humour is mostly not my type, and I'm a bit conflicted about the amount of clichés infused in the characters. But the story is actually good and interesting enough when not hindered by "the funny".