Review: I really really wanted to love this one
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 14, 2012
I enjoyed the Amethyst Cat caper by this writer immensely and I could not wait to read this book. I did like it, it  was well researched, I liked the story line and I sighed happily at the end of the book. I however liked it less than I expected and here is why. I do not have a problem with flawed protagonist, I really do not, quite  the contrary I enjoy them usually and if they undergo the journey of growth and change, all for the better. I liked that Chance is going through that journey, but sometimes I wanted to slap Jacky and ask him to stop being a bit too condescending and perfect. I could not shake off the feeling that he treated Chance as if he is some kind of former  murderer (hint - he is not), who is just desperately need to change and very significantly so. I guess I just did not feel that Chance committed any significant sins and Jacky needed to treat him that way if that makes sense. He had it rough in life and of course he acquired some not very pleasant character qualities IMO, but so do most human beings and if my significant other talked to me the way Jacky did to Chance, I dont know, I felt that he loved Chance, but treated him as a reform project too often.I mean, he did not seem to treat his "kids" that way and they did not feel to me any better of human beings that Chance was.I guess I just did not feel that theirs was partnership of equals?