Review: Disappointing
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2014
Despite all the action there is not much story. It is rather violent and vengeful. Ethan rushes around for clues. People spend the time being tortured and killed. But I do not feel I have advanced much in the story. The book is good but it is taking a long time to get to the point.  There are lots of hints but I wanted the book to come through more than this. We skip from person to person, scenario to scenario: everyone gets rescued, evaded, captured or found very quickly. It is sort of a whirlwind tour. There remains potential but I think the author tried to put in too much action at the expense of the depth of storyline. I felt I was in a race to get to the end.****SPOILER**** Two (I feel) important events are glossed over - the finding of the new alchemist and meeting his dad.But if you have time on your hands and money in your pocket, this review is no reason not to persevere to book 3.