The Gods of Mars

Some of the magic wore off for me. I got really pulled out by just how ridiculously random it was for the first person John meets back on Mars os his old sword buddy. And that's pretty much how the whole book went for me. I enjoyed everything and then deus ex machina would annoy me.

It didn't help that I didn't like this narrator. Something about his style made it really hard for me to maintain focus on the story instead of SQUIRREL!

And finally, in the end, the cliff hanger conclusion annoyed me. Which is kind of funny, I guess, since Princess ends in much the same manner and I recall satisfaction with that ending.