Review: Not So Much an Action/Thriller As it Should Be
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2013
I had high hopes for this novel, from the plot description.  I generally love spy, action thrillers.  But the first half of this book was pretty boring.  That really surprised me.  The attempt to over throw the Venezuelan government and terrorist camp attack were somewhat interesting and exciting, but not as much as they should have been.  There's no "edge of your seat" thriller here.  The relationship between the CIA operative and the asset, for all it's supposedly intense love, fell flat.  There was no intensity.  It was just supposedly there, according to the author.  And the author had a somewhat irritating habit of repeating himself.  He would describe something or make a statement and then shortly thereafter repeat it, like he had to make sure the reader got it.  I think the main character has potential.  I'm just not sure that the author's writing style would keep me coming back for more.  Not sure I'd recommend this one.  And I think that's a shame.