Review: Well-written thriller
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 26, 2014
I don't associate with people like Sly Palantine, aka the White Wolf, in real life, but I can't get enough of his company through Mr.Partamyan's books. I love the adventure, the excitement, the different destinations, and the danger of the Hunts series. But I also appreciate the eloquent and elegant writing style of these books, the descriptions of settings that mirror the character's mood and mindset and the realistic, yet larger-than-life nature of Sly.The writing is engaging, thrilling, and haunting. In this particular book, some of my favorite images are the skyscrapers that are "looming over him like trees in a petrified forest," a commander's face that looks like "the surface of the moon," the "profanely lush red armchair," just to name a few. And I could almost feel the vertigo of the main character in the passage that alternates short phrases with the verbs "spinning" and "falling," all punctuated by an ellipsis. Very creative! It felt like literature and art combined.Wonderful books that can be enjoyed on many levels. I look forward to reading the next one soon!