Review: Not what I anticipated, but still a good read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 4, 2013
Having read (and loved) the prequel to the Assassin series, along with the first two of the author's JET series, I eagerly anticipated another action-packed thrill-a-minute joyride. However, I was mildly disappointed as this book was more of a police procedural than an action adventure. Here, the main character is Romero Cruz, the Federale pursuing El Rey, with the assassin being relegated to a secondary role. In fact, except for the ending, the only action involving El Rey occurs during flashbacks...some from his childhood, some from previous assignments. Also, the way El Rey is portrayed in this one is somewhat off-putting, especially after having read the prequel to the series first. It's almost as if this book was written by a different author..it just didn't have the same feel to it. Don't get me wrong, this is still a very good book, with a strong story and equally strong characters, but I came in expecting to read about the intense and exciting exploits of El Rey rather than about the man chasing him. And as much as I'd like to continue this series, with the price of each subsequent novel increasing, I will thoroughly peruse the reviews of next one before I shell out five or six bucks for it.