Review: Weakest of the series, but worthwhile
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 7, 2014
Don't get me wrong - I liked Broken Dove quite a lot, but it's not as strong as others in the series.I've seen a lot of criticism that the heroine doesn't 'deserve' her HEA. It's true, her life was a series of bad choices, but I do look for redemption in characters and for me there was enough here. Equally, Apollo's grief disappears pretty quickly - as it's the driving point of the plot, I would've liked to see more gradual evidence of his change of heart (I think it's only addressed outright in a couple of short conversations). Overall, I liked Maddie and Apollo together.The plots of the previous books were drawn together in a few climactic scenes. I would've liked more depth given to this. It was a bit more like the summary of a James Bond villain: "...and now I'll tell you all the details of my nefarious plot before I kill you..."But we don't necessarily read KA for the depth and intricacy of her plotting :-) And here we have all the usual stream of consciousness that you will either love or hate, hot romance (one scene of anal sex), and characters you either want to befriend or murder horribly. Turn off your analytical brain and enjoy.