Review: Good, but a little scattered
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2012
I've read just about everything John Locke has written. Obviously I like his style. This one I'm only giving 3 stars. It has the unusual, highly flawed protagonist (a-la Donovan Creed) and there is some interesting action. The plot, however, felt pretty scattered.**** SPOILERS **** Below this line contains spoilers, so don't read any farther if you don't want to know any plot points.You've been warned.Still with me? Ok. The first part of the book seems based in our reality, albeit a reality with a VERY unpleasant person (Dr. Box). The action proceeds in a realistic way through more than half of the book. Then all of a sudden, Rose and Melba are introduced, bringing what appears to be magic. However, this situation is never fully explained or explored, and it seems to get dropped. Then there is an Epilogue that seemed to be several chapters long, trying to tie in the Dr. Box universe to a lot of characters in other parts of the Locke-verse in a pretty scattered way.All in all, I wouldn't say this is one of Locke's best. That being said, after I finished this one I went and bought "Call Me", the new Danni Ripper novel. So I guess I haven't given up on John Locke yet.