Title: too technical/ flat chemistry
Review: I think this author spends a little too much time educating the reader on the ins and outs of the jewelry trade than she does developing her characters, plot and definately the endings. I have found this to be true of several of her recent books. I really liked the Donovan family and the four books related to them, but since then, she has failed to pull me in with either character and especially with them together. In the Color of Death, I found myself skipping over pages and pages of tutorial about semi precious stones and the specifics of the cutting world and trade. Why do i need to know so much about the work? I am not planning to actually finish the novel and then go and perfectly cut a diamond or saffire. I thought the ending was flat and didn't answer all the questions brought up in the book. I think this will be my last Elizabeth Lowell book until she delves back into the Donovan family.
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