Review: Nicely Written
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 5, 2012
This telling of the beginning of the Medlov's rise to mob fame is really good. For whatever reason I kept thinking, "who wrote this book?" I'm not saying the author's other books are bad - because they are not, but this book was so much better put together with a thought out plot, suspense, action, and just enough romance to keep it intense.I have to say I like this Dmitry a lot better than the one in the series about his marriage and fatherhood. There's an edge and consistency to him here that doesn't go overboard so as to make him a cartoon character. He's more than just a violent criminal there is more complexity about him and that makes for a really interesting read.I would say my only disappointment with this series is that at the end of the book it states volume 5-8 will be out in December 2012...well here we are and I've just seen where a standalone of volume 5 has just been released. Looks like it's going to be a long wait until the short stories are collected into the next volume and that ruins it for me because I like to read series and finish them without having to wait until I've forgotten the first and part and need to re-read it again.I would recommend reading this series but I would wait until all the short stories are completed and collected into a final couple of volumes before buying it. It get's expensive to buy to in single installations and the wait in-between could be very frustrating.