Review: The Mice Will Play
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2011
Menchyon Martinez is the CEO of a successful perfume company. He has a staff of capable, sexy executives, which includes his best friend, an ex lover and his sister. There is a lot going on inside the walls of Rendezvous that have nothing to do with making perfume. When someone from his past threatens to take everything he has worked hard for, Menchyon and his loyal staff will be tested as they strive to keep control of everything they worked hard to build.While I enjoy a little drama with my story, this was more like a little story with drama. It was hard to clearly identify the plot of the novel with all of the sub plots. There were several unbelievable factors that took away from the overall experience of the story. It was hard to believe that such high powered executives carried on such messy sordid affairs that always included only the people who worked within the company. All of the relationships and friendships of the main and sub characters worked at Rendezvous and all of the unfolding drama included someone known by the staff of Rendezvous. There were several instances where the scene jumped suddenly in a paragraph leaving me to read passages several times for understanding. I also found it hard to believe some of the sexual relations casually happening when characters jumped out of their established character to commit or submit to the scandalous acts.While I was not pleased with the overall structure of the book, a cleaner story line, without all of the sub characters would have made for a more enjoyable story. There are situations not resolved at the end of Loretta Walls'  "Rendezvous," which leads me to believe we will see this cast of characters again. Readers who do not mind the many characters and subplots may find this story intriguing and easier to follow.