Review: Not on par with the rest the series
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 8, 2013
I was disappointed with this one, though I love the author's other work. It's a novella, not a full length novel. Also, the author has caved to the pressure in the current market to make every protagonist female. Bad idea. Not that there's anything wrong with female focused stories, where it's appropriate, but in this case it's an established series about two macho mercenaries. They're the focus of the action. Telling the story from the POV of a character who is peripheral to the action makes the narrative incredibly awkward and contrived. The author was forced to shove her into the oddest places, just so he could maintain the POV.  My advice to the author, in case he reads this:Don't worry about being politically correct at the expense of the writing. You're writing in a male-dominated genre, and there's no more wrong in that than there is in the fact that romance is a female-dominated genre. Writing for your target audience isn't sexist. It's just good business. Trying to include something for everyone is like watering down strong coffee. Looking forward to more of the good strong brew you normally serve up!  And FYI... I'm female.