Review: Started out great but turned into deux es machina mess
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 5, 2014
Let me start by saying I enjoyed the first 45% of this book! It was interesting, engaging and he me CRYING laughing! I mean, Mr. Locke's humor is great! I've NEVER read a book that had me laughing so hard. That provided this book 1 one of the three stars I gave it. The next star came with the (initial) pacing of the book. It was fast, fun and easy to follow. I chewed up half this book in an hour. The last (and final) star comes from the Dani Ripper character. I love her SO much! Not because she's a lesbian and I'm bi, but because she was just fun! My love for this book stops there.One of the biggest things that bothers me about books is deux es machina. Meaning, a "magic solution" just comes out of nowhere. This is the first John Locke book I'm reading. Maybe Donovan Creed has a bunch of gadgets and gizmos that make the impossible happen (and I'm not aware)...but this book just didn't seem plausible. So...Mr Creed's able to get Dani off the hook (meaning, 10 years jail time) in less than 5 minutes? As someone who works in the legal profession, I highly doubt that. Moreso, he just HAPPENS to find out what Beth's real name is? I'm sorry, I'm just not falling for it.Speaking of Beth, why the hell would Dani even THINK about falling for such a human being when she was accused of molestation? That's one of my BIGGEST problems with this book. Beth's innocence isn't revealed until the VERY end...but up until then Dani's sexing her up every chance she gets. Because that just happens right? You put your ENTIRE life on the line for a person who just met (oh, what?) two days ago? Of course that happens.Next, I'm going to need Sloan (at least I think that's her name, Dani's girl friend) to get some self-esteem. Dani leaves you for a girl she's known for a few hours and you take her back? Really? Can I please read a book where the girls (straight or not) aren't stupid?Overall, this book was just okay for me. While it had me laughing in bursts, crying in others (tears of laughter, that is), the deux es machina part of this book and the main characters shody morals just don't cut it for me. I DO, however, recommend this book. It's a pretty good read, just be prepared for some VERY annoying situations that make absolutely NO sense whatsoever.I will definitely be reading more of Mr. Locke's books. I heard about his "buying reviews" situation. Can't say I approve, but the man can write. I don't think the reviews would have helped him if he couldn't write, so though what he did is wrong...his writing speaks for itself! Just my two cents. PLEASE NO ANGRY COMMENTS FROM AMAZON VIGILANTES! I WILL NOT FALL INTO YOUR GROUP THINK OF HATE BECAUSE YOU THINK MR. LOCKE IS UNETHICAL (which he undoubtedly is, LOL), BUT PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL. Thanks!