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trudi's review
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
nicole_reads_everything's review against another edition
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Thank you to Mindless Elf Indulgence for gifting this to me during the 2024 Secret Santa Book Exchange!
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This was a delight, and a very satisfying sequel to the original. We get both Arthur and Martin's POVs here, set not long after the conclusion of the first book, and it was lovely to see the progression of their relationship. Ostensibly a holiday read, but my favorite kind, in which the holiday cheer isn't shoved down your throat. I continue to appreciate the complex relationships here, and the very lived-in world. Lovely!
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This was a delight, and a very satisfying sequel to the original. We get both Arthur and Martin's POVs here, set not long after the conclusion of the first book, and it was lovely to see the progression of their relationship. Ostensibly a holiday read, but my favorite kind, in which the holiday cheer isn't shoved down your throat. I continue to appreciate the complex relationships here, and the very lived-in world. Lovely!
writingbugsal's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
p3tra's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
hemmel_mol's review against another edition
3.0
Nice book, endearing characters, rather open ending.
ETA: I agree with the reviewer who wrote this story does not need an art collection, trust fund, found family and so on. It would have worked if the details were kept tiny. Maybe a traumatic past would fit, but don't take the story away from the atmosphere of book #1.
ETA: I agree with the reviewer who wrote this story does not need an art collection, trust fund, found family and so on. It would have worked if the details were kept tiny. Maybe a traumatic past would fit, but don't take the story away from the atmosphere of book #1.
___tamara___'s review
4.0
I'm very glad we got to have this sequel. We learn about Martin's past and we see what a gem Arthur really is. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
atarnus's review
4.0
4.5⭐
This is a lovely and comforting continuation to [b:His Quiet Agent|35238838|His Quiet Agent (The Agency, #1)|Ada Maria Soto|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1495953087l/35238838._SY75_.jpg|56588931], which doesn't necessarily need a sequel but it's very welcome. Arthur and Martin have a real connection and it is lovely to read about them even in their most domestic life. We get to know more things about their history, especially about Martin, who was a bit of a mystery before.
This is a lovely and comforting continuation to [b:His Quiet Agent|35238838|His Quiet Agent (The Agency, #1)|Ada Maria Soto|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1495953087l/35238838._SY75_.jpg|56588931], which doesn't necessarily need a sequel but it's very welcome. Arthur and Martin have a real connection and it is lovely to read about them even in their most domestic life. We get to know more things about their history, especially about Martin, who was a bit of a mystery before.
randommichelle's review against another edition
4.0
As someone who didn't come to fully understand their sexuality until they were in their late 40s, and who was diagnosed as neurodivergent less than a year ago, reading and rereading about Martin and Arthur was comforting, and made me feel like less of a weirdo.
Agents of Winter showed us more about Martin, but more importantly we got to see Arthur and Martin's relationship continue to develop--and in a way that was their own, and not what society dictated what a relationship should be.
https://klishis.com/reading/archives/20875
Agents of Winter showed us more about Martin, but more importantly we got to see Arthur and Martin's relationship continue to develop--and in a way that was their own, and not what society dictated what a relationship should be.
https://klishis.com/reading/archives/20875
estanceveyrac's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the first one, but I'm not sure about this one.
I love that this is a book with no kissing.
I don't love that the main character is being made into the trope "secretly obsenely rich but you wouldn't be able to tell", it seems to be a trope growing in popularity, ace characters being given a lot of money, to compensate for their aceness, like they wouldn't have value as character or as people without something big to compensate their asexuality.
This trope sucks, making ace characters into rich, stuck-up, ethereal characters above the common folk & their pestky concerns is bad & people should stop feeeding what is already a stereotype.
Being ace is not something you need to compensate for narratively. You can be ace & poor & uneducated. You can be ace & anything else. Our sexual orientations don't dictate how we feel about anything else.
I know one book isn't gonna make a difference, but I sure feel a bit sad about this one. Because up until the moment when the character ended up having a shit ton of money & therefore agency, the ability to do a lot of a lot of things, he kinda felt like me. Maybe, a little bit.
I love that this is a book with no kissing.
I don't love that the main character is being made into the trope "secretly obsenely rich but you wouldn't be able to tell", it seems to be a trope growing in popularity, ace characters being given a lot of money, to compensate for their aceness, like they wouldn't have value as character or as people without something big to compensate their asexuality.
This trope sucks, making ace characters into rich, stuck-up, ethereal characters above the common folk & their pestky concerns is bad & people should stop feeeding what is already a stereotype.
Being ace is not something you need to compensate for narratively. You can be ace & poor & uneducated. You can be ace & anything else. Our sexual orientations don't dictate how we feel about anything else.
I know one book isn't gonna make a difference, but I sure feel a bit sad about this one. Because up until the moment when the character ended up having a shit ton of money & therefore agency, the ability to do a lot of a lot of things, he kinda felt like me. Maybe, a little bit.