Review: Boring for the most part--should be free
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 17, 2014
All of the books started with an OK story idea but they were poorly executed. They should turn these into short stories to get rid of the repetition. In Greece the ending is predictable. The romantic scenes all happen fast because the hero is more like a puppy--too excited--and has no self control. In France our hero has wonderful self control but the female character is constantly getting upset or he's upset and the story takes too long to unfold. In short, a destroyed chapel, a missing $5M statue, a dead mentor, 5 interns and a jealous count with commitment issues.  Now you can skip the very boring first chapters and just read the last few chapters after his sister arrives. It will save you the repetitious misery I went through trying to finish what should have been a mini who-did-it. The Russian story was bad all around. I skimmed most of it. Romance and love scenes were complete duds. The subject could have been more dramatized to make it interesting. There is nuclear fallout, an angry father-in-law with political power, a nationally iconic leader who hides his love for an American scientist due to issues with nationalism and a dead wife.The final story is a mystery that is interesting. That's why I gave it a 2 star. But the love story was boring. Even when he says he loves her I'm not convinced. The young girl with the old, over bearing ex-husband chosen by her deathbed father storyline was creepy. So no. I wouldn't recommend this collection at all.