Other than the gratuitous grossness at the opening—did I really want to read that?—this was a solid good adventure and mystery. More action/adventure than mystery, but I might have enjoyed the mystery (puzzle solving parts) more if I hadn’t skimmed the parts involving Jo, the ex-wife of Cork O’Conner. I just really, really hated her in the first book--so very much that every time she took her turn on the pages I had a hard time not putting the whole book down. She didn’t take a role in the action until maybe one-third through, so I was not expecting her to ruin it for me.
Yes, I know she’s an imaginary character and a fluffy figment of the male author’s imagination. He can do whatever he wants with her, even give her a brain that sometimes trumps over her emotions. But the emotions and the way they screw with her logical thinking is really irritating to me. I don’t like the character and it peeves me that the author might think that’s the normal way for a female to think and behave. It’s stupid.
So will I read another? Yes, probably one more. Just to see if she persists in a costar role. If so, that will be my last one.
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