Walter J. (reading-is-bliss) - , reviewed on 7/15/2019 + 73 more book reviews

The best I can say is the story held my attention throughout. All things considered, for me, it was just Okay. I originally rated this on Goodreads and according to the Goodreads rating system, OK is just 2 stars. And for a writer as talented as James Grippando, anything less than 3 stars just does not seem right. Beyond 3, would mean I "really liked it", and that would be a lie. Apart from Theo and Jack (how could anyone not like Jack?), I could not seem to develop anything more than some remotely positive feelings, certainly not for any of the female characters, and I couldn't seem to escape the feeling as the story progressed like I hope this ends soon, yet it continued to drag on. As for Theo, well for me he is to Jack kind of like Abbott is to Costello (do I have that backward?), you know, always the jokester, which is almost a trademark of Gippando's Jack Swyzack series novels. So, all things considered, I gave it 3 stars. One thing is certain, for Jack Swyzack fans you won't be disappointed.

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