Review of Biting the Bullet (Jaz Parks, Book 3)

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I was a big fan of the first two novels in this series, and now somehow feel a little letdown by this one. I'm not sure if it's that I wasn't into the storyline wholeheartedly, or if it was indeed the writing, but I feel like I was missing something.

I actually checked the internet and the spine of the book more than once to see I hadn't actually skipped over a book. I think it's because it started so quickly into the action and Jaz's storytelling that you didn't get a chance to absorb it or settle into the premise.

I was also perplexed by the amount of backtracking. It would be two sentences in the present time, then back a couple of hours, then forward one, back one, and then finally coming back to the present time. It was filled with stories within stories within stories. A couple of times, it is valid... but otherwise there was no reason we couldn't have followed Jaz along, rather than have her backtrack constantly like that. It just got a little confusing and tended to muddle the pace.

Vayl was also very odd and seemingly did things that were rather out of character for him. He wasn't present as much as before, and when he was I just couldn't connect him with the ideal that I had previously formed about him.

I found these little things irritating me while I rad so I just couldn't find myself as absorbed in the story as the other two novels. With that being said, I do like Jaz and Vayl (in general) and so I'm hoping the next one will renew some of my earlier enthusiasm.

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Added by Voxy 3 months ago on 27 June 2008 02:56