Review: Its parts don't make a whole.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 7, 2014
I adore Mary Calmes's writing and her Matter of Time series is one of my all-time favorites.  I eagerly look forward to all of her books.  Floodgates, although it had echoes of that series, was not anywhere near up to the standards of Mary Calmes's other books.  I re-read Still on a regular basis because I love it so much.  Floodgates, however, just never jelled for me.  Supporting characters were really interesting, but they just sort of appeared and then were gone (maybe a sequel is planned?)  A fairly important character never got a voice at all.  As Sassy (see one star reviews) points out quite rightly, police procedure was not followed and large plot holes appeared that were never wrapped up or resolved.  Inexplicable events take place.  Strange, impractical decisions are made, ostensibly for protection but in reality make no sense.  Sex happens out in the open on an airplane and no one seems to notice or object.  Characters seem more angsty than situations warrant and there is frequent un-needed repetition of the angst.  Rationale for behavior is very sketchy in some places.I'm giving this book 3 stars because even a less-than-perfect Mary Calmes book is worth reading, but by the end, I had so many problems and questions, I was really unsatisfied with the book as a whole.  There was so much potential in this story and it just didn't live up to the promise.