Review: Thought I Would NEVER Finish This Book!
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 15, 2013
I rarely give up on a book.  This one I came close.  When I purchased it I expected a high action thriller with a no hold 'em hero.  The action and the thriller part were practically non-existent.  There were several opportunities for great action, but they were spoiled by the author skipping the action part and having the characters mostly describe what happened.  I WANT TO READ THE ACTION!  The main character had potential.  But this potential didn't develop because I was so distracted by the comedy that the author tried to insert and that fell totally flat for me.  I was also distracted by the romantic shenanigans by several of the characters.  I mean really, characters meet, fall in love, and plan to marry all within this "action thriller"?  And thriller?  I think NOT  I definitely wasn't thrilled by any of the action, character development, or plot.  I was not invested in the characters.  I didn't worry about them being in peril.  And really!  Cold Mountain?  This nickname for the main character got REALLY annoying!  Will I read this author again?  Not likely.  Unfortunately, the novel description was so promising that I bought 2 other books in this series.  So disappointed that I did.  Lesson learned -- don't buy more than 1 book when reading a new author.  Some may enjoy this book.  Unfortunately, I did not.