Diana C. (dianamarie) -
Helpful Score: 2
First of all, this is a previously published book under the name Sharon Long. It is NOT a new release.
I have very mixed feelings about this book. It appears to be a very early work by Maya Banks due to plot issues, lack of plot development and constant repeatative details that after a while get tedious. I don't feel a connection between the hero and heroine at all and a lot of questions are formed by the reader as the book drags on. These questions are either answered ambiguously, at best, or ignored completely. The reader is left wondering "why?" throughout the book. It isn't until you get to page 100 or so that the author begins to explain the reasoning behind the heroines actions, but then the reasons are murky and not quite believable for the reader.
If you loved the KGI series done by Ms. Banks and want this novel to be on the same level, you will be seriously disappointed. However, if you want to read a very early work done by Ms. Banks and don't mind sifting through a novel filled with plot holes and characters who are awkward and not quite connected, then this would be a book for you. Sometimes it is nice to see where a novelist started. Overall, this book did not meet my expectations. 2 1/2 stars.
I have very mixed feelings about this book. It appears to be a very early work by Maya Banks due to plot issues, lack of plot development and constant repeatative details that after a while get tedious. I don't feel a connection between the hero and heroine at all and a lot of questions are formed by the reader as the book drags on. These questions are either answered ambiguously, at best, or ignored completely. The reader is left wondering "why?" throughout the book. It isn't until you get to page 100 or so that the author begins to explain the reasoning behind the heroines actions, but then the reasons are murky and not quite believable for the reader.
If you loved the KGI series done by Ms. Banks and want this novel to be on the same level, you will be seriously disappointed. However, if you want to read a very early work done by Ms. Banks and don't mind sifting through a novel filled with plot holes and characters who are awkward and not quite connected, then this would be a book for you. Sometimes it is nice to see where a novelist started. Overall, this book did not meet my expectations. 2 1/2 stars.
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