Review: A Bridge Over a Giant Shark Tank
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 10, 2012
I have read through all five Fatal books, and the novella. These are not the kind of book you read for massive depth, but rather for escapism; Nick and Sam do require a certain suspension of disbelief. I'm willing to gloss over what must be America's most indolent state senator and some pretty whack police procedure. I'm willing to believe that neither one of them has had such an exhausting day that they've ever skipped a single night of sex. And I'm even willing to believe that they're both having flawlessly consistent orgasms every single time. I mean, it could happen!Where this series really jumped the shark for me was with the arrival of Scotty the Wonder Orphan. There is no child that flawless, and no child who has been in state care who comes through the system that unscathed - even a child living in the impossible magical group home described in this book. Speaking of impossible, there is also no state-licensed care facility that is going to allow a child to cross state lines and stay overnight with the Pope, let alone any other adult. Any couple looking to house a child for three weeks would require intrusive home vetting and background checks from a social worker, and in Virginia, time consumptive state-mandated training. Suspension of disbelief is one thing, but some basic research into child placement would have gone a long way here. Finally, that his gratitude is what endears Scotty to Sam and Nick is the worst of adoption tropes, and the characterisation of this relationship in Deception is a bridge too far for me. I suspect I am done with this series.