Review: Fast paced
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2014
First, let me say that this was a well-written, fast paced suspense adventure. The main character isn't just a hero, he's a superhero, but one who could actually be real. Personally, I would love to meet him; he could help reestablish my faith in the possibility of morals in humanity. Pieter is the best part of this book.Secondly, the fighting scenes are not unnecessarily graphic, but seem to be accurate and, more to the point, possible. Blood and gore, beatings and torture are described, but not celebrated.Reading this novel made me feel sad about the drug cartels, our seeming inability to fight them, stupid government choices, the poor treatment of vets, young and old, and the state of the world. I do not usually read this type of suspense, but, in this case,  Mrs. Blais kept my attention with her writing style, character development and evolving plot.The only drawback was the quick introduction of characters and the expectation that the reader would remember the names when next mentioned. Additionally, the scenes/people changedrapidly and it would sometimes take a few sentences for me to realize the who, where and when of the new situation.