Review: Review of One Always Chooses Paris
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 6, 2012
It is refreshing to read a story where two people fall in love in the first chapter and build that relationship throughout the story.  The corporate espionage, mystery and intrigue only add more interest to the romantic base.I must say that I got a little bored with the interlude throughout the holidays. It seemed to drag on and I wanted to see some action!  I was not disappointed and in the end was glad I had kept reading through the climax.One Always Chooses Paris gives the reader fair insight into the devastation most of present day Africa must be.  It also gives one a peek into the greed and power many corporations must fight just to remain in existencec.and the fact that not all 'corporate giants' are bad people.  Some come by their power and money honestly and some have a conscience that will cause them to choose the right thing in the most dire circumstances.Without the blood and gore being front stage, this is a good read for the person who likes the intrigue but not the continual in-your-face violence.I would like to have seen more development in the AnitaY Carmen friendship.  While it is clear the two women remain friends, I was disappointed Carmen did not appear in the second half of the book as an undercover agent or some such assistant to Paris.  I would have liked to read a deeper probe into Carmen's involvement at Cartwright Industriesc and just who was her mysterious friend?  The book could have taken on thriller instincts if Anita had misplaced her flash drive.  What if Zeller had found it?  Could Anita have retrieved that damaging piece of evidence before he realized what she had recorded on it? Would Anita have been as able to face her employer down as bravely as she did the African rebels?  How would she handle herself in danger without the knowledge that Paris was but a few steps away?These questions, of course, can only be answered by the readers' imagination.