The Janus Affair: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, Book 2

I am fascinated with this series, as I am with many other Steampunk series. But the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences ranks in my favor up near Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate (which I absolutely adore). Just as in the first book of the series, Phoenix Rising, the plot's central mystery easily moves the novel along while Ballantine introduces intriguing characters, and delves deeper into the professional and personal relationship between partners Eliza Braun and Wellington Books. I highly recommend.

This series just keeps getting better and I can't wait for the next one. Book 2 provides a little bit more of our heroes' back story but I still want to learn more. It's a fast pace rollicking adventure loaded with the action, by play, and humour that made Book 1 such a success.

Books and Braun are growing into a memorable partnership with their vibrant interaction. Each wonderfully drawn character providing the prefect foil to the other and don't forget our favourite Italian asassian. Then, there is that secret room down in the archives.

It's always the quiet ones

An excellent second book in the series! More banter, more action and more romance. Expertly narrated. Can't wait for book 3!

The "A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences" series is turning out to be a ton of fun. I wasn't familiar with steam punk beyond the name before I chose the first of these novels, and was a bit hesitant. I took a chance and am glad I did. What a hoot! Lots of mechanical marvels, a daring heroine, a dashing hero, and a heart racing mystery. If you're looking for a serious novel with serious "meaning of life" issues, you're in the wrong place. If you're looking for light diversion with extraodinary creativity, this is it.

I love the language with the proper sentences and words that are English and very discriptive, Both main characters feed the story and the Ministry 7 add to the flavor

Hard to say this is unique and very interesting

Near the end when the jig is up and they get the answers they were looking for

The fight to delay Diamond Lil and Sabrena got injured with Wellington at a lose for action

Enjoyed the book and look forward to their American adventures Hopefully audio will have them soon

When I picked up the first book in this series, I got exactly what I'd hoped for: a lot of fun. Typically I expect sequels to not quite live up to the standards set by the first in a set, but in this case, I am pleasantly surprised. Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris have expanded upon the characters of our heroes, their world, and the underlying menace they face. Just when you think you know everything about any of it, the game changes. Even with the clues in front of me, I felt like I'd missed the obvious when the big Scooby reveal was made in the course of the whodunit. My only complaint? That I have to wait for book 3 to appear. This series has gone from being a whimsical listen to one of my favorites, and the setup leading into the next book has me chomping at bit. It's not a cliffhanger, but it's definitely the kind of game changer that promises to deliver.

Great Character Interaction

The moment when Wellington's marksmanship became known by Eliza.

Mr. Langton's performance on this series is great.

Tough call... Wellington and Eliza are both incredible.

This is a great series.

This is a very strong sequel, certainly equal if not better than the first. I enjoyed that there were even more steampunk inventions and more from agent Books. I again loved the narration by Langton. I loved it so much I listened to it in one day.

I am hooked on MoPO.

I will preface this by saying that it's been a while since I listened to the first book.

That said, I remember the first book being more exciting, with more unexpected plot twists and less weird steampunk inventions. I definitely still enjoyed the way Books and Braun work seamlessly together. The baddies in this book just didn't seem bad enough, and the motives were unclear even at the end. I will probably listen to the next book if there is one just to see if the story gets better but I hope there are less silly steampunk inventions and more action-packed crime solving.

I'd rate this above average - very much in line with the other audiobook

eliza d brawn is an exceptional woman model out of place in the victorian era. nice charater development

books' fight with campbell - an interesting exchange

excitement and explosions in the steampunk fashion