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Title: Not Great
Review: Slow. Plodding. Meandering. These are the words that kept popping into my head as I trudged through this novel. Too bad. Because one of his other book, Turning Angel, absolutely spellbound me. The problem with True Evil is TOO MUCH BACKGROUND and WAY TOO MUCH EXPOSITION. There wasn't enough ACTION. Listen, I don't mind it when books take the time to build character, describe situations, and set-up the next plot twist BUT those elements must serve to move the plot forward. Maddeningly, the background and expo of True Evil wasn't followed by sufficient action. It was followed by more background and more expo. After a 150 pages or so, I gave up! It's pulp fiction, it's supposed to be entertaining. It's meant to be swift. It's a thriller. Hearing that a main character is reluctant to take action should not last several dozen pages. If the character is so resilient to change and is incapable of taking action, then you have chosen the wrong character to focus your story on!
