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Gobbelino London and a Menace of Mermaids (Gobbelino London, PI, #6)

by Kim M. Watt (Goodreads Author)

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Asia said: " Gobs and Callum have found themselves in Whitby, where they are not hiding from whatever it is that is chasing them. Some North and Watch stuff, they suppose, although what North and Watch stuff exactly, they're not sure. They landed a job working on Gobs and Callum have found themselves in Whitby, where they are not hiding from whatever it is that is chasing them. Some North and Watch stuff, they suppose, although what North and Watch stuff exactly, they're not sure. They landed a job working on a pirate party ship (although, Gobs isnt much of a ships cat) under Hilda (who might as well be a proper pirate) and her parrot Polly (who is a they and will always take time to correct you with some choice words).
But no matter what they do, it seems Gobs and Callum can't outrun the weird, for it finds them in the form of mermaids/men, missing reapers, including our lovely Gertrude (who turns up in Whitby with Emma on a "mini-break"), and kraken cult rats, who actually manage to summon a kraken (because of course they do). Oh, and lets not forget the multiple almost drownings, and the big Black Dogs.

Oh how I have missed this duo with their witty banter. I have been on the look out for this book since I finished A Worry of Weres, and here it is! Also much to my delight, not the final one in the series (although, the next one will be...)
It wasn't the amazing coming together ending I thought this book was going to be at the end of the previous, but I'm glad for any more time I get to spend with this amazing caste of characters. Although, by the sounds of it, this culmination of plot threads is only around the corner in the final installment.

This book had it's usual laughs and great moments provided by Gobs' naration, and the "side" characters, as always, were fantastic editions. But it also had a couple of its heart-in-mouth scary moments, which Kim manages to slot in there so well. You can sense everything slowly coming together as the over-arching plot is starting to make an appearence; all these things can't be coincedences. Overall, it was another fantastic edition to this series and a thoroughly enjoyable read.
I really can't wait for the next installment to see how Kim is going to wrap all of this together. Why is the Watch after Gobs, and determined to end all his lives? What is Callum and why can't he escape being a North? And the Necromancers, are they really back? Questions, questions, and more questions! Kim, I want answers! Even if the answers mean the end to this fantastic series... ...more "

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Jun 05, 2023 01:21PM · see review

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“I might not have much need for books, but I don’t disregard them, either. You do that at your peril. There’s more than paper and ink in a book. Why else do they drag you in, tear at your heart, rob you of your sleep and demand time and thought, and, sometimes, blood? Only magic things do that. Hungry things.”
― Kim M. Watt, Gobbelino London & A Complication of Unicorns

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“I would come for you" he said, and when he saw the wary look she shot him, he said it again. "I would come for you. And if I couldn't walk, I'd crawl to you, and no matter how broken we were, we'd fight our way out together - knives drawn, pistols blazing. Because that's what we do. We never stop fighting”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

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“There are two kinds of guilt. The kind that's a burden and the kind that gives you purpose. Let your guilt be your fuel. Let it remind you of who you want to be. Draw a line in your mind. Never cross it again. You have a soul. It's damaged but it's there. Don't let them take it from you.”
― Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes

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