Review: Almost as if it were written by two authors...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 31, 2014
I have mixed feelings about this book. One one hand, the book starts with a violent, brutal scene that is quite shocking. The flow of the story is severely bogged down with unnecessary details. There are pages and pages detailing the prison layout and security and it gets very repetitive. Some descriptions struck me as racist. The meaning of the title isn't even fully revealed until late in the book.Almost halfway through the story, BAM! all of the characters and story lines finally start to come together (though it took way to long to get to this point). But from here, the book develops into a very interesting and well paced read. The characters are well developed and real. This is where I finally got invested in the story and it did not disappoint.So if you can hang on through the overly detailed portions, and aren't afraid of a few very violent episodes, the plot is worth the time and money!