Review: Grabbed me at the beginning
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 26, 2012
Joe Cafe is a good book. The beginning grabbed me, with its graphic descriptions of the characters (the Chen family and their loyal customer) and the places, especially Joe Cafe. Mader used skill in weaving the police chief, the war, the strip club and the mafia ties into the story line. Each character had a strong foundation.The cons: I wanted to follow each character strand, but I felt the police chief (Michael Butler) character's outcome was short changed and written out quickly. I also hoped to read more about the way the Sara and Dogan interacted once they were reunited. I felt the entire plot was truncated at the end.I would read another Mader book because there is promise in the way the words and ideas are put together.