Review: Too Much Romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2013
4 1/2 StarsThis a good medical thriller that almost gets lost in the romance.While reading this book, I went between 5 stars down to 3 1/2 stars before settling on 4 1/2, all because of the pesky romance that kept popping up and getting in the way. This book was very well thought out and well written. The plot has twists and turns, and really made you think. The perps, at least for me, were easy to figure out, yet the book still held this reader's attention, even with the romance getting in the way. Fortunately, like in the book, "The Princess Bride," this book ended up being so entertaining that "I didn't mind the kissing at the end."Lloyd Copeland, MD, worries about "the curse" that has plagued the men in his family for generations. And he plans on doing something about it, not just for himself, but for a another man who suffers from it. A man that he plans on using in the first clinical trials on humans, until a conspiracy plot gets in his way.The writing is good, however, Mr. Palmieri sometimes over describes simple activities, such as the serving of Espresso or the description of each detail of every place visited. Some of the writing was beautiful and memorable, "Motes of dust floated in the hazy light . . .," other parts of it were tedious. But while reading the medical thriller parts (as opposed to romance parts), I found myself leaning forward in the chair, eyes scurrying across the page, not being able to take the words in fast enough, truly excited about what I was reading. Good job!I would recommend this book to others.