Review: Napoleon
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2013
Rutigliano uses some very in depth descriptions to paint a picture of New York.  I found that the phrasing in this novel became awkward at times, which detracted from the overall feel of the novel.  The author works a multiplicity of catch phrases into this novel in a variety of different languages, but also makes sure to translate them for the reader in a manner that doesn’t break the flow of the novel too much.  This novel also felt rather meandering at times while jumping all over at others.  It made this novel very difficult to fully immerse yourself in.Rutigliano is very in depth with her character development.  These characters are very well developed, sometimes to extremes.  Rutigliano gives you so much information about some of the characters that the important details get lost in the wayside.  That said, some of the supporting cast could have used a bit more development.  They weren’t bare bones characters but they weren’t very developed either.  It was a stark contrast to the rest of the characters.Overall this was an intriguing novel riddled with some very controversial relationships.  Parts were extremely captivating and others were rather hard to get into.Please note that I received this novel free of charge from the author in exchange for an honest review.