Review: Okay, but boring...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 28, 2014
The basic story was okay. I wasn't expecting War and Peace or anything, but I was hoping for some decent plot lines, complex characters, and an enjoyable afternoon of reading. I almost got it. The good? The characters were likeable. I wanted to be friends with most of them. They were believable. The storyline, as I said before, was okay. But MOST of the book was extra fluff that added nothing to the basic story. The author kept going off on these tangents that pulled me away from the story. And there were TOO MANY side stories competing for the reader's attention. I can do multiple story lines (I love the Game of Thrones books by George R. R. Martin and no one does multiple story lines like that man!) but they didn't work here. The main characters didn't even meet until 38% into the book (thank you, Kindle!) but by then I was already bored. I was torn between 2 and 3 stars, but since the characters were good, I went with three. Not a bad book, but I know beyond any doubt I'll never read it again. It will be deleted and forgotten.