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Review title: No Match for Author's First Novel
Product review: Although I found the gay-bashing theme at first compelling and sympathetic, as I got further into the story the plot took off at the expense of further character development. Clare as a priest who is the pastor of a church faded into the background, getting only superficial attention.By the end I was exhausted, trying to keep up with the galloping plot. Two irritable details about the Chief, Russ, had me saying out loud to the author, "Please don't mention Russ adjusting his glasses again, and please don't have him saying for the upteenth time, "Excuse my French."A good idea for a plot, but more character development and slower pacing would help a lot.
