Review: okay read but  frustrating one too
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 28, 2013
I RECEIVED THIS BOOK AS A FREE REVIEWING COPY FROM THE AUTHOR.I think by now I am pretty sure that when I will open the book by this writer, the technical side of the writing won't disappoint. I do not mean that I have the qualifications to evaluate the technical side of the writing, but her book always feel well written to me - it flows well, settings are descriptive, etc. I guess I always respect how her books are written even if I do not always love them.I really loved how Iceland came alive on the pages of this book. In fact, settings were probably my favorite part. The story itself was well, dragging on and on and while it was not very long, I had to put it aside couple of times. I guess it was kind  of boring and NOT because of the subject matter. That was one of the most frustrating parts. I loved seeing Paul being portrayed as somebody who is dedicated to his academic work, I wanted to know more, not less and still I felt that the pacing of the story was off. Maybe the point was that we were supposed to be frustrated with Paul, on behalf of Paul because he struggled to remember? I do not know, but certainly I was frustrated for whatever reason.Romance was not very prominent, and that's an understatement. But I knew it was supposed to be mostly a mystery and I did not expect it to be very romantic, although more interactions between the potential couple would have been nice.Mystery was weird. I have to give the kudos where its due, I was surprised, I was sure somebody else would be a villain, but  the ending was just so meh.2.5 stars