Review: Hard to Like a Story When You Don't Like The MCs
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 6, 2014
I really had a difficult time getting through the beginning if the book. The writing seemed forced and more than a little over the top in introducing the two very immature MCs, both US Marshals, working for Sam Kage (from "A Matter of Time" series) who drove me crazy. Miro, after over three years on the job, persists in wearing expensive, designer clothes to work but then whines and cries when he ruins them while apprehending fugitives and less than cooperative witnesses. And he lusts, big time, over his partner, Ian, with the mind-numbing intensity of a testosterone-laden teenager. Ian, an ex-Green Beret is a real oaf - both on the job where he refuses to follow most, if not all, enforcement procedures as well as in his personal life as he spends his entire time on dates calling Miro, whining and crying about how bored and unhappy he is and wanting to be with Miro. (And Ian is supposed to be the straight guy!) And as for being professional partners - they sure spend a lot of time touching each other and being in the other's space. I hope all US Marshals do not conduct themselves in the same way. I didn't like either of them for the longest time and almost gave up reading. Heck, at this point, I didn't even like the characterization of Sam Kage - and I love Sam Kage!I did however, finish the book but it was a rather formulamatic, Mary Calmes story and the ending of the book did nothing to erase my initial dislike of the MCs.2.5 rating rounded up to 3.