I know, I know, I know! For a supposed avid reader, I have not been posting a lot of book reviews. And, I apologize for that. The simple reason being that I am reading a book that I had a hard time finishing. It has taken me over a week to get through it. The book is called "Master of None" by Sonya Bateman. The author's website is http://sonyabateman.wordpress.com/
It is classified as an Urban Fantasy novel. The story is about an unlucky thief who has a Djinn (Genie) attach himself to him for the purposes of protection of his bloodline. He is also wanted by his criminal boss for losing an item that he stole for him. After the first few chapters, I sorta lost interest as the story was not moving fast enough, nor was the dialogue pushing the story forward. I like snappy, witty dialogue that keeps the story moving forward.
There are so many characters, subplots and character histories to keep straight, that you get bogged down in minutiae. That is the sense that you get from this book. The author likes to place the characters in situations that should cause their deaths (even the immortals), and then an extraordinary (almost unbelievable) event occurs to save them. It has a good idea and the story makes sense, but it gets bogged down in its own details and development.
Until next time!
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