Review: Almost Loved It (But Really Liked It)
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 1, 2011
There's a lot to love in Mel Comley's "Impeding Justice."It's a well-told story--with a great villain, a strong supporting cast at the police station, an awesome look at society gone bad in London and several thrilling plot twists.Unfortunately, I had a tough time getting past the fact that I didn't like the main character, Lorne Simpkins. I know I was supposed to, but there was just something missing. Such a well-told story, but not enough development of the lead as a human being.It's odd, because there were so many other great details in the book. I would've liked a few more on Lorne. Instead, I felt a lot was just thrown out there--about her love life and sexism, for instance--and I was being asked to simply accept it. (Show, don't tell.) I mention this because I otherwise would've rated this 6 stars on a 1-5 scale.The second half of the book is especially fast-moving and the ending is simply breath-taking. I'd easily recommend this to anyone interested in police/thriller stories.