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The Illustrated Mind of Mike Reeves by Asa Jones (view source)
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|title=The Illustrated Mind of Mike Reeves
|sort=The Illustrated Mind of Mike Reeves
|author=Asa Jones
|reviewer=Sue Magee
|genre=Fantasy
|summary=A raunchy fantasy story of a man who dabbles in the darker arts and finds himself in very real danger. Asa Jones was kind enough to [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Malcolm Fawbert and Asa Jones|talk to us]].
|rating=3.5
|buy=Maybe
|borrow=Yes
|pages=290
|publisher=Eloquent Books
|date=November 2009
|isbn=978-1606939055
|amazonukcover=<amazonuk>160693905X</amazonuk>|amazonusaznuk=160693905X|aznus=<amazonus>160693905X</amazonus>
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Normally, when I read a book with such a variety of themes I wonder if the author had really made up his mind what he was aiming for and threw everything into the mix, but Asa Jones manages to avoid that trap. There's sufficient background to the darker arts to make the fantasy elements believable but without going over the top and the book certainly seems to have been written from knowledge rather than research.
The male characters are good and come of off the page well. Tony, particularly, had an air of menace which nearly set fire to the book. I was less certain about the women, who tended to blend into each other and occasionally I had to stop to work out who Rosie, Maddi, Monica and Christine were. Only Debbie really seemed to have a vice of her own! This is a small point though in an otherwise enjoyable book.
I'd like to thank the author for sending a copy to the Bookbag.
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