Helpful Score: 1
The book wasn't as good as I had expected after all the glowing reviews, but it was still a decent read.
The author does have a good writing style, albeit a little tedious, that was nice to read because it wasn't full of redundancy and retarded grammar. But, even though the grammar is good, the emotions conveyed felt rather dry. The majority of the story has short, clipped sentences which felt like little annoying roadblocks to the reading.
There were a couple of plot holes that left me shaking my head at the actions of Annique. I had to wonder why she would tell a complete stranger that men were trying to kill her and where she was heading if she were supposed to be a well-trained spy. If she was supposed to be so intelligent, I really felt she would have seen through any subterfuge a bit earlier. Of course, if she didn't, the story wouldn't have lasted as long, so I suppose all the mistakes made in the name of plot can be forgiven.
Overall, it was not a bad story. I'm not really sure if I'll look for more by this author right away, but I wouldn't be adverse to reading her again.
The author does have a good writing style, albeit a little tedious, that was nice to read because it wasn't full of redundancy and retarded grammar. But, even though the grammar is good, the emotions conveyed felt rather dry. The majority of the story has short, clipped sentences which felt like little annoying roadblocks to the reading.
There were a couple of plot holes that left me shaking my head at the actions of Annique. I had to wonder why she would tell a complete stranger that men were trying to kill her and where she was heading if she were supposed to be a well-trained spy. If she was supposed to be so intelligent, I really felt she would have seen through any subterfuge a bit earlier. Of course, if she didn't, the story wouldn't have lasted as long, so I suppose all the mistakes made in the name of plot can be forgiven.
Overall, it was not a bad story. I'm not really sure if I'll look for more by this author right away, but I wouldn't be adverse to reading her again.
