
My Review: This book started off as a fast-paced thriller and then lost it momentum after the first 50 pages. I never really connected with any of the characters and found the dialog between them boring and somewhat fake. The heroine was weak and whiny. There is no background on the hero and he doesn't seem to fit well with the other characters. And the romance between the two was predictable and boring. The villains were overly sinister. How many ugly crimes against humanity does the villain have to commit to make the reader dislike him? I'd say Johansen could have left out a few or just not embellished so much.
This is not a book I will be recommending. I know this author is capable of better.
My Rating: 2 Stars, maybe slightly generous but the idea behind the plot was good. I am reserving 1 star for those books I can't get through!
If I could sum this book up in one phrase it would be: A disappointing read from an author whose books I generally enjoy.
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