Review: It's an ok read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 17, 2013
You know going through this book brought to mind a phrase I heard a few years back "Being a "G"angster means never having to say your sorry :) well that is not Jack which is not really a compliment.I originally bought this book in May based on Bequer's first Blackjack book, btw Coolhand was an amazing character. I have only just finish reading this book today because frankly the first half of the novel threw me for an absolute loop.it was like something out of a John Carter novel and had very little bearing on the first book. It was a bit of a turn off, but without spoilers suffice it to say the intrepid villain/hero is thrown back into the mix of things fighting for his life and trying to save the day.There are something's though which drove me to distraction about the character. He was emotionally stunted and driven to numerous pages of introspection where he confesses his feelings for Apogee then retracts them...then speaks to his criminal past and deserved of punishment then turns around and rages at the sentence that was handed down to him. This goes on and on from one end of the emotional spectrum to the other...I think the author should have originally written him as a hero and keep him that way because he really makes a terrible villain both in disposition and action.The next thing that detracts from this book was Jack's interactions with others in Wayward. In the first novel there was a great chemistry between Jack and Mr Ha Ha, Coolhand, Dr Zundergrub among others. It was I think one of the best aspects of the previous book. There is really no chemistry formed and characters come and go with no real impact save Jack's endless ridiculous internal monologues. Primarily there is a scene between Jack and Moe, a tough guy on a heroes team that makes me want to bitch slap the author for his so called rendition of thug/Ebonics that was just plain ridiculous and moved the pace of the novel forward in a haphazard way.With all these things it was still a good book to read for those who like the paranormal/superhero genre and is still worth the read.