Review: Great idea, poorly done
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 31, 2014
This book started with a great concept.Russian mob enforcer betrayed by his boss and barely escaping death is grossly disfigured on half his face and body. Constantly changing cities and identities to stay ahead of the stream of paid assassins, he has become a complete recluse and has built up his wealth substantially.Young naive girl looking for the return of affection from a Greenpeace environmentalist guy volunteers to do some "Eco terrorism" on a rich American industrialist. They subvert crazy security and technology and sneak her into his home to confront him on a building project. Only problem is this is the newest assumed identity for the badass Russian, and he thinks she is really an assassin sent to kill him.Sounds awesome, right?!The book was weighed down by a poorly executed switching POV between the couple. Every time it switched you spent the first few chapters on the new POV reliving what just happened. That got old fast! And at times was confusing. The book is also mostly inner musings and monologue, very little dialogue and interactions. Then there is the fact that by like day 2, they are in total lust.Again great story idea, just too much not working in it for me.