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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It starts off slow and doesn’t pick up until just after the middle of the storyline.
Jade del Cameron is shooting elephants on a photo safari when she encounters poachers who may be up to even more nefarious deeds than stalking elephants for their ivory.
I love Jade's bravery, smarts, and her big heart. I also liked the bit of mysticism which was less heavy-handed than the previous book.
I love Jade's bravery, smarts, and her big heart. I also liked the bit of mysticism which was less heavy-handed than the previous book.
Jade del Cameron is still writing for Traveler magazine and still taking the African sahara by storm. I didn't find this story line quite as compelling as the first, but the beautiful descriptions of Africa and the elephants more than made up for it. Also, a new love may have arrived in Jade's life, and I'm curious to see how it plays out in the third novel...
Enjoyable. still like the character. didnt like some of the other characters in this book tho. like the descriptions of africa.
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Medical trauma
Minor: Cursing, Torture, Vomit, War
Excellent! I really liked this book and thought that it was better than the first. I will admit that at this point the female detective formula (girl detective + a couple of potential love interests who she can't choose between + lots of her friends urging her to not get into trouble) is a bit overdone. However, I do like each of the series that I read. Amazingly, Erle Stanley Gardner is more varied on that front.
I would love to be friends with Jade del Cameron! She knows what she wants and how to live. This series is set in the 20's, so strong single women can be a rarity. But Jade knows her own mind and remains in Africa as a photographer and writer.
She sees something that's wrong and evil and wants to make it stop. In this case, it's poachers who are after ivory. They hurt or kill anyone who stands in the way and some of those are people who are close to Jade. She will not stand for it.
She's tough and her heart aches for all that she experiences. She also misses the man she lost in the war, which keeps her on her path of a solitary life but for her friends. Those friends want to help her heal.
Jade is strong and independent, someone to admire. I love this book and look forward to the next in the series. THE SERPENT'S DAUGHTER.
Definitely recommend.
She sees something that's wrong and evil and wants to make it stop. In this case, it's poachers who are after ivory. They hurt or kill anyone who stands in the way and some of those are people who are close to Jade. She will not stand for it.
She's tough and her heart aches for all that she experiences. She also misses the man she lost in the war, which keeps her on her path of a solitary life but for her friends. Those friends want to help her heal.
Jade is strong and independent, someone to admire. I love this book and look forward to the next in the series. THE SERPENT'S DAUGHTER.
Definitely recommend.
This is the second book in the series and so far it seems more like an adventure series than a mystery, with Jade Del Cameron as a sort of female Indiana Jones. She's a writer/photographer for a travel magazine, again on assignment to Africa in the early 1920s (this time to write about and photograph elephants) but she seems to get into enough trouble like Mr. Jones. It's not long before Jade stumbles upon poachers - and worse - and her fierce independent spirit and sense of justice means she can't leave it alone. A new love interest is introduced which suited me fine since I didn't care for the last one but this subplot never overpowered the story. I'm enjoying Jade as a character even though she sometimes tends to be headstrong to the point of being insensitive to her friends, and I'm definitely enjoying the African setting. It plays out in my head like an old movie, with a young Ava Garner as Jade. I'll be back for more.
Reading fluff till I (supposedly) close on new house and move.
The second in a mystery series brings heroine Jade Del Cameron back for another African adventure. This time, Jade is trying to find out who murdered a King’s African Rifle soldier and butchered a group of elephants to poach the ivory.
Set against the exotic backdrop of 1920s colonial Africa, the novel is full of action and adventure, paying homage in its own way to the pulp Tarzan novels of that era. There’s also plenty of fascinating detail about the landscape and the wildlife, particularly elephants.
But its characters and the mystery itself fall a bit flat. The characters are more types than people: the intrepid heroine, fiercely independent and, of course, beautiful; the noble wounded WWI veteran; the roguish safari leader; bossy Germans; mannered Brits; and supporting-role Africans. And it’s the sign of a weak story when near the end, the villain lays out all the details of his nefarious scheme in a gloating speech.
Set against the exotic backdrop of 1920s colonial Africa, the novel is full of action and adventure, paying homage in its own way to the pulp Tarzan novels of that era. There’s also plenty of fascinating detail about the landscape and the wildlife, particularly elephants.
But its characters and the mystery itself fall a bit flat. The characters are more types than people: the intrepid heroine, fiercely independent and, of course, beautiful; the noble wounded WWI veteran; the roguish safari leader; bossy Germans; mannered Brits; and supporting-role Africans. And it’s the sign of a weak story when near the end, the villain lays out all the details of his nefarious scheme in a gloating speech.