![]() ![]() With their constant echoing of his gestures and maxims, his essence permeates the entire novel, even though the man himself isn’t present. Bond himself only appears in the occasional flashback, but the other Double 0 agents have all self-consciously molded themselves in his image. But duty comes before all else, even at a price Victor no longer wants to pay. To say things are heating up between them is putting it mildly. Magic is in the air, and its making him long for things he never wanted before. Hot, because he’s found six of his eight mates. ![]() If there is a silliness to the novel, there is also a lot of campy fun: man-eating tigers threatening to escape their cages, bodice-ripping seductions. By: Macy Blake Notorious By: Charlie Cochet, and others Spirited Situation By: Louisa Masters Publishers Summary Sawyer Smith’s life is a hot mess. Discovering the truth about Draco and his role as guardian of The Chosen One is only the tip of the paranormal iceberg. We have hand-wavey descriptions of technology that will apparently destroy the whole world and bad guys who can’t resist giving speeches right before they get killed. When three mysterious men move into the new mansion across the street, Sawyer is plunged into a fantastical world he never knew existed, one filled with creatures of legend. We have the monomaniacal billionaires, the abandoned Soviet facilities, the sleek Aston Martins, the perfectly mixed martinis, the high-end casinos, the low-rent fight nights. Every Bond trope we have been trained to expect is present in this novel. Even though Bond himself is absent from “Double or Nothing,” Sherwood is careful not to stray too far from the reliable pleasure centers of the franchise. ![]()
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