Mortification Scale: 3 Tomato Faces
- 1 for SciFi/Fantasy
- 2nd for having a semi-nude woman on the cover
- 3rd for having finished this book
- None
This is an extremely boring book. The back cover tells of disillusioned spies and games of treachery and illusion. The reality is a plodding, dusty pair of BORING people who I actually would like to see die, just for some excitement. Unfortunately, I am constitutionally unable to not finish a book after I've reached a certain point in the story. I waited too long for the book to get exciting, before realizing that it never would and that the two main characters really were the two main characters. Yes, I meant that the way that it sounded. I really couldn't tell that the main characters weren't just bit players until halfway through the book. It seemed unbelievable that this book and its characters really would be this boring. Do NOT get this book. Don't even get it from the library. I'm considering writing the author to demand a refund of the three hours of my life that she just stole from me. Don't be mislead by the cover, that was my mistake. You'd almost think that it's an axiom...not to judge a book by its cover. :) The art imitates Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel series, and the storyline sounds slightly similar. However, if this book was intended as a faint homage, it fell short. Sorry. I hate to be so disparaging of a book, but this was really bad.
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