Jo B. (BookJo) - reviewed on 5/27/2010 + 47 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

I really enjoy BDB, but this wasn't a favorite. First, I was never that excited about John as a character, so I suppose that didn't help. Even though he's gone through transition, John is still just to young for me. He doesn't have the life experience to be a compelling character. But I do like Xhex.

The story line seemed pretty choppy and the overuse of the slang and lingo just had me wincing. Reminded me of when my son and his friends were little and would decide certain words/phrases were "cool" and then use them over and over until the rest of us were ready to scream. Waayyyy too corny for a writer of her talent.

What I missed most was the interaction of the other house members, especially the women. How could they tell John's story and all the issues he was going through, yet virtually no mention of his sister, who is living in the same house?

I did like seeing a bit more of Payne. Rather sick of the whole "Lessors" plotline, but even so - the storyline about Lash was just plain weak.

Plot holes and the way the story moves all over the place didn't help.

Even with all this, it was a "must read" for me as I do want to continue with the series.

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