Title: A Substandard Effort
Product review: Some good plot synopses given previously.Am I the only one who thinks Deb is sort of a whiner? I love the Lynley/Helen/Havers relationships, and I like Simon, too, although I wish he didn't seem so insubstantial and insecure. But Deb just annoys me, and therefore a book that focused on her and her feelings annoyed me. Ms. George's books keep getting longer and longer, and the plots just can't stand up to all the talky weight that drags them down. Crisper pacing and tighter plotting would help, and cutting the extraneous information, dialogue, and red herrings that really don't serve much purpose would also help. It would be nice if she'd return to the writing/plotting skill she showed earlier in the series.
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