Review: Wanted to like more.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2014
Eh, talk about disappointment and not because the book was bad, but because it could have been so much better. Really I could just say go and read another three stars review, which said it so well. I mean, I do not agree with grading a book because it was not what you expected it to be, unless expectations are formed by the blurb or cover, but otherwise the specific comments I all agreed with. I had *zero* expectations coming in this book - actually no, scratch that, I wanted it to be the fun action/adventure and it mostly delivered on that front and I wanted it to be well written, because I have read other stories by this author and liked her style a lot. It was well written, but Dex's characterization bugged the crap out of me.I wanted to ask who in their right mind would act like a clown during their first day on the job, job which Dex knows is ten times more demanding than his previous one was and his previous one was no joke. At first after he reveals that amazing insight in the team he knew all about but ten minutes (eyes roll) I thought it was his mask. Nope - he seems to act like a clown most of the time.At times he does act as a detective, but boy those times were few and far between.And villain, really, sigh - so obvious.I will still read the second book, because despite all the grumble I liked the team, I liked Sloane and even Dex, but could he please just do his work and talk less?