Review: Pretty average
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 25, 2012
This book didn't have too much that made it unique for someone who's read a lot in the genre. Roxy, the main character, made a ton of ridiculously poor decisions throughout. That's a fairly typical mystery device, but it needs a main character who can pull it off without seeming stupid. Amelia Peabody from the Elizabeth Peters series, for example, can make foolish decisions of a similar type without being frustrating, because she has such a well-crafted personality that makes them seem natural and endearing, and because she's a truly brilliant person with blind spots: she makes brilliant decisions as often as foolish ones. But Roxy just didn't have what it took to pull it off without frustrating me, personally.Ultimately, the book wasn't bad, but it also didn't suck me in or impress me enough to want to read more in the Ghostwriter series. It was just sort of average.